I was late for work yesterday. Very late. And why? The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union called strike action for the umpteenth time and I was forced to join the rest of London’s commuters in mile long queues, traffic and hullaballoo.

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.

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.

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…

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.

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 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?

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.  

What is Crowdsourcing? This question is met head-on and stripped back to basics by Brian Bednarek (Industry Analyst and CEO of Mesh 01) in a one-to-one interview with CBS News anchor Michelle Gielan.

After six months in the making, we are over the moon about the paintastic film for the Let’s Colour campaign. The video is awesome! For those with a fetish for colour you’ll be drooling over your keyboards, your eyeballs kissing the screen! This is a crowdsourced art project that benefits communities worldwide.

We all know Crowdsourcing is fast becoming the Web’s hottest buzzword- but things could be about to change. Two creative agencies (GeniusRocket and 99designs) are attempting to re-define the term  and render Crowdsourcing to the depths of the technological vocabulary wilderness alongside ‘the  information superhighway’  and ‘cyberspace.’

Welcome to the crazy world of Ushahidi- a Crowdsourcing platform using geospatial information to aid social activism, encourage public accountability and  increase citizen journalism.

In 2006 Jeff Howe, a writer for Wired magazine, coined the term ‘Crowdsourcing.’ ‘Crowdsourcing’ represented the change in attitude towards the internet as solely a communication and research tool, into its modern day guise as a worldwide marketplace, a live business forum and a new-aged globalised workforce.

The Conservatives are officially in love. After weeks of flirtation with the use of Crowdsourcing in their reviews of Labour’s budget and election manifesto, the Tories have provided further evidence that their party might actually hold legitimate feelings towards the concept.