by Kevin Dodds Like any language, crowdsourcing jargon has morphed over time. Some terms have been around for years and are very familiar, while others are relatively new and reflect crowdsourcing’s ongoing evolution. Here are some must-know terms for talking ... Read more
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by Matt Manning Now that the frenzy of South By Southwest Interactive has settled down, we wanted to share some of the new types of projects that emerged in the first quarter of 2014. Crowdsourced Image Analysis: Using the crowd ... Read more
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by Kevin Dodds In crowdsourcing, cheating is a common problem, and it’s a two-way street: requesters can manipulate and deceive workers just as workers can con a requester. Everyone involved needs to be creative and cautious to avoid getting taken. ... Read more
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by Matt Manning The models for information services are based on two basic revenue streams: advertising and subscriptions. There are a few free services based on donations (a loosey-goosey form of subscription), some pay-per-use services (a limited form of “subscription”), ... Read more
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By Kevin Dodds Recently, I had the honor of delivering a guest lecture at The Information School at The University of Texas in Austin, which is proudly my alma mater. The class was Human Computation & Crowdsourcing, taught by Dr. ... Read more
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by Selene Arrazolo Last week Information Evolution paid a visit to the University of Texas at Austin School of Information (UT iSchool). As an alumna of the UT iSchool, I was excited and proud to be back on campus with ... Read more
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by Shyamali Ghosh “Using your proprietary data in news stories is the best possible kind of promotion for your paid data products because it shows clearly how valuable and useful your datasets are.” Words of wisdom from Infocommerce Group. Data ... Read more
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IEI is proud to announce its latest technology partnership with local software firm Datafiniti. This four-year old company has the ambitious agenda of being the search engine for data on companies, people, and products. They spun off from the Houston-based ... Read more
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