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Breathtaking to see an entire community of amateurs and pro’s alike throw their back into rebuilding one of the great American film classics. For more on the process used to crowd source, click here.
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I hate to think of all the money, lasers and inked needles you’d need to bust out every time a friend changes their Facebook profile picture.
via Mashable
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Now that the contest has finally ended, here’s some of the recaps including the winners of “The Fun Theory“, the name for Volkswagen’s somewhat recent crowdsourcing campaign. Rather than requesting that the masses make commercials for them (like Doritos have done), VW encouraged people to submit ideas of how to improve the world in small ways by making every day activities more fun, thereby increasing compliance.
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The only thing better than smart people is smart people who share their smarts with the world. For even more things to watch for in 2011, you can watch their slideshare of ’100 Things to Watch in 2011,’ or to download the presentation as a PDF here.
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ReMade: The Rebirth of the Maker Movement (1st Trailer) from Electromagnate on Vimeo.
Yet another cool kickstarter project and looks like a great demographic to focus on.
“We are currently filming a documentary that explores the state and direction of the Maker and Hackerspace movement in America. We’re visiting hackerspaces and makerspaces across the nation in an attempt to show the incredible innovation, creativity, struggles and triumphs that exemplify these spaces. Our goal is to help everyone understand what hackerspaces and makerspaces are doing, how they are doing it and how the Maker Movement is changing the world.”
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From BBC4′s The IT Crowd…
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Kickstarter is a new way to fund creative ideas and ambitious endeavors.We believe that…
- A good idea, communicated well, can spread fast and wide.
- A large group of people can be a tremendous source of money and encouragement.
Kickstarter is powered by a unique all-or-nothing funding method where projects must be fully-funded or no money changes hands.
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Kiva’s mission is to connect people, through lending, for the sake of alleviating poverty.Kiva empowers individuals to lend to an entrepreneur across the globe. By combining microfinance with the internet, Kiva is creating a global community of people connected through lending.
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The Khan Academy is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) with the mission of providing a world-class education to anyone, anywhere.
We are complementing Salman’s ever-growing library with user-paced exercises–developed as an open source project–allowing the Khan Academy to become the free classroom for the world.
Brilliant and innovative.
