Well that’s it then. The summer is over. The kids are going back to school, work outfits are in transition and we’re all bracing ourselves for colder, windier, rainier and generally darker days. So not a lot has changed then really- in Britain at least.
Feeling a bit strapped for cash this autumn (I’m sorry, but September 1st marks the end of the summer in my book) but intend on getting hitched before Christmas? Are you gay/lesbian and understand social media? Would you like to have an all-expenses-paid wedding, thousands of feet above the Atlantic Ocean?
It’s Friday- and hopefully you know the drill by now. Our blur Group writers post blogs on Crowdsourcing, marketing, art, creatives, innovation and such forth. You read and hopefully enjoy them. Here are some of the week’s highlights.
This century will usher in the ‘Participation Economy’. With Crowdsourcing as its essential new social and business tool. It’s a new way of working, thinking, cooperating and leading. It is destined to affect the very concept of organization. It can change the way we are managed.
Earlier this month, video blogger Dan Brown pledged his daily life for 365 days to a crowd of people on his new show, Dan 3.0. They propose tasks for him to do, the other members of the crowd vote on them, and the top rated suggestions at the end of each day go to the [...]
Crowdsourcing has gained great momentum since it was coined in 2006. It has already proved its massive potential with the success stories of Threadless and Wikipedia. However, many creative Crowdsourcing companies are failing to put quality and sustainability first.
Oops! Some of our blur Group writers have gone on their summer holidays recently, and we’ve forgotten to tell you about the latest Crowdsourcing stories… Let’s remedy that right now! From our interviews with entrepreneurs and designers to freaky marketing visions of the future, we’ve still got our finger on the pulse! Have a great weekend!
Next Monday night (August 23 2010) marks the release of Unilever’s first ever Crowdsourced advert on British television, which will be broadcast during the commercial breaks of Coronation Street (ITV) and Big Brother (Channel Four).
Today marks the launch of blur Group’s next generation website- the latest step in our bid to challenge the world’s largest agencies. We believe Crowdsourcing will redefine the concept of creative agency and marketing services- which is just as well- we’re the leading Crowdsourced creative group.
Last November a new Crowdsourcing project was born, called Giffgaff, which boldly announced that it would become the Wikipedia of mobile phone networks. A brand new mobile phone operator – but with a twist. One that would Crowdsource both its customers and customer support.
Crowdsourcing Quality. Re-defining Agency. We just launched the new face for our Marketing, Design and Media websites. Now our clients (brands and agencies) can submit briefs and our hand-selected creative experts can join our crowd through one slick portal. Go check them out and tell us what you think. blur-Marketing.com blur-Designs.com blur-Media.com
Britain has Skins. Spain has El Internado. And the U.S. had The OC. But could we be about to embark on a new brand of teen based TV-drama? Welcome to online series ‘Anyone But Me’- and guess what? It’s turned to Crowdsourcing for help…
The UK Coalitions first major Crowdsourcing initiative ‘Your Freedom’ seems to have hit a snag. What started out as a cool programme to Crowdsource UK voters views on amending or abolishing red tape has turned into a PR embarrassment. You see, it seems that no government department wants to listen to the suggestions.
As the finishing line to another month draws ever closer, our blur Group writers continue to bust their gut to give you the latest from the world of Crowdsourcing. From road-trips to London’s 21st century smart-phones, we’ve covered every mile on the long journey to the weekend. Have a great one!
Imagine the scene. You’re stuck on the motorway. Work, the office, the Cloud Computing Solutions and Virtual IT department seem a lifetime away. Suddenly, that Crowdsourced to-do list you’ve left behind on your desk looks just a tad more enticing.
2010 marks the beginning of the end of Web 2.0. Just a decade since the starting gun was fired on the .com collapse. With the last collapse went billions of dollars of investor money and high profile company flame outs like Boo.com, Excite @home followed by M&A freak shows such as AOL/Time Warner.
The Big Society? This was the big idea, hyped by big bravado, and delivered with plenty of big Crowdsourcing innuendo and platitude by David Cameron throughout April and May. A statement without substance? Further evidence of the ‘Old Politics’ masquerading as the ‘New Politics’?
Crowdsourcing is our bread and butter. From cloud computing to online dating, our blogs at blur Group have pushed the calorie count this week. Enjoy the teaser!
Crowdsourcing harnesses the power of collective thinking and doing to solve problems – often big problems. Crowdsourcing and Cloud computing together deliver a new reality of burst-community and burst-computing. The US and UK governments are actively adopting Crowdsourcing to change the way in which citizens comment on and alter laws and regulation.
Crowdsourcing is the new word on the advertising street. Already a hit in the U.S, Crowdsourcing has increasingly gained currency in the vocabulary of British advertisers and marketers this year, thanks to influences from politics, business and the rise of social media.
Clegg and Cameron are sipping their social media cocktail as we speak. The tall glasses and colourful umbrellas were popular enough to crash the Your Freedom’s website on opening day. But although the PR side has been enormously successful, does the government really understand how to turn inputs into real output?
blur Group, the leading Crowdsourced Creative Agency, today launched a new Crowdfunding initiative aimed at helping tomorrow’s entrepreneurs find money for FREE under the strap line – ‘Social Funding for Tomorrows Ventures!’ Using its skills, software and knowhow blur Group have been quietly recruiting entrepreneurs from around the world under project ‘Innovatrs‘.
Nick Clegg and David Cameron’s UK Tory-Lib Dem coalition is set to launch its second major Crowdsourcing initiative called ‘Spending Challenge’ later today. The aim of ‘Spending Challenge’ is to reduce the UK’s deficit by inviting members of the public to suggest ways the Government could cut public spending.
Last weekend the United States media news group, Journal Register Company, attempted an intriguing experiment involving community Crowdsourcing and the use of free online publishing tools for the production of all their publications.
Crowdsourcing has become one of the hottest trends on the Web. But who are the real experts? Here is our list of hottie Crowdsourcing leaders and a link to their Twitter page. Follow them and watch the space unfold.
