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  • Social media essentials: what works and why

    In the free-wheeling world of social media, where people chat in nano-seconds, finding your authentic voice is a challenge. Learn how to you engage with your chosen tribe.

    Written by Shahida Sweeney28 Jan. 15 12:13
  • NSW govt calls for outside help on open data

    The NSW government is calling on the private sector to suggest new ways to reuse or reinterpret data held by its agencies under a newly established crowdsourcing initiative.

    Written by Byron Connolly10 Sept. 14 11:24
  • NSW govt to fast-track open data

    The NSW government will fast-track the release of de-identified open data under a new ‘crowdsourcing’ initiative where it is seeking ideas from the community about how to improve service delivery across the state.

    Written by Byron Connolly14 Aug. 14 16:14
  • Why openness drives innovation

    Figuring out the next big thing in technology is something a lot of us are tasked to do, and it becomes even more challenging when predicting what will succeed long term. But one attribute that stands out as giving a new technology a leg-up is using open technologies for a creative freedom to spur innovation.

    Written by Lauren States, vice president, CTO, IBM Corporate Strategy23 April 13 17:56
  • Crowdsourcing Offers a Tightly Focused Alternative to Outsourcing

    Crowdsourcing isn't likely to overtake traditional IT outsourcing in the foreseeable future, but for well-defined, repeatable tasks that can be pulled out of workflows and plugged back in, it's an attractive option for enterprise IT and product development.

    Written by Stephanie Overby29 March 13 15:30
  • CBA to seek ideas with IdeaBank

    Developers and consumers with concepts for new banking applications could be $10,000 richer if the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) chooses their idea submission to its new website, IdeaBank.

    Written by Hamish Barwick06 Dec. 11 10:09
  • Startup Q&A: 99Designs CEO, Patrick Llewellyn

    CEO of the online graphic design website, Patrick Llewellyn, talks about why crowdsourcing and Cloud computing are making the lives of Aussie startups much easier.

    Written by Lisa Banks17 Nov. 11 10:54
  • ACMA crowdsourcing website ideas

    The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has begun crowdsourcing ideas for its new website, mulling the integration of user comments and recommendations.

    Written by Tim Lohman08 Nov. 10 17:14
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