Crowdsourcing

(From Wikipedia)The term "crowdsourcing" is a neologistic portmanteau of "crowd" and "outsourcing," first coined by Jeff Howe in a June 2006 Wired magazine article "The Rise of Crowdsourcing".[2][3] Howe explains that because technological advances have allowed for cheap consumer electronics, the gap between professionals and amateurs has been diminished. Companies are then able to take advantage of the talent of the public, and Howe states that "It’s not outsourcing; it’s crowdsourcing."

Washington Post "Covering the Sprint to the Iowa Caucuses" #2012unfiltered. By the end will there be more photos of:

Candidates
33% (1 vote)
Food
67% (2 votes)
Cars, buses, and other means of transportation
0% (0 votes)
Hotel lobbies
0% (0 votes)
Total votes: 3

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Washington Post Reporters on the Political Trail with Instagram

Submitted by jfeiler on Mon, 01/02/2012 - 11:22

Here's how the Washington Post describes the project:

The PostPolitics team used the iPhone app Instagram and the tag #2012Unfiltered to document the week leading up to the Iowa caucuses.

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#CharterNY Internet Service Back in #Plattsburgh

Submitted by Jesse on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 08:25

After two, days #CharterNY Internet service is back. Communication wasn't great, but when you got through to people yesterday they offered a month's free service. I think most people would have preferred the service.

The call center is somewhere far away, and that makes it hard to know what's happening and even how wide-spread the outage is. I think there are two lessons to be learned:

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