Google-owned navigation app Waze prompts users to provide data on petrol availability, as retailers argue social media fuels panic buying
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Vendors Finding Value in Bug Bounty Programs
Bugcrowd report examines 30 months of bug bounty submissions across 166 programs, finds crowdsourced security is gaining industry-wide adoption
University Of Oxford Harnesses Student And Lecturer Brain Power With Cloud Platform
One of the world’s oldest universities is crowdsourcing ideas for innovative new digital projects
Twitter Co-Founder Launches ‘Jelly’ – An App To Ask Questions
Biz Stone wants everyone to help everyone, for free
Google Adds Italy, Bulgaria To Crowdsourced Mapping Programme
Google has extended its Map Maker programme to Italy, Bulgaria, Vatican City and San Marino, allowing users to add local details
Ubuntu Edge Breaks Crowdfunding Record But Is Unlikely To Meet £20.8m Target
Ubuntu Edge celebrates new record, but has just six days to raise another £14 million
Ambitious Ubuntu Edge Funding Goal Is A Statement Of Intent – Canonical
Target of $32m is deliberately ambitious to encourage manufacturers to jump on board the Ubuntu Mobile train, Canonical tells TechWeek
Ubuntu Edge Smartphone Sets Record £20.8m Crowdsourcing Target
Canonical wants £20.8m to build 40,000 Ubuntu superphones
Kickstarter UK Receives £2m Pledges In One Month
Kickstarter UK announces it has received more than £2m in pledges for 407 projects
Kickstarter UK Launches, Pledges To Begin 31 October
Kickstarter UK projects can be submitted from today and can be launched and the end of the month
Social Business: Finding the right level of control
As our global network of people becomes more instrumented, interconnected and intelligent, dramatic shifts are taking place. The ways in which people interact, relationships form, decisions are made, work is accomplished and goods are ...
Social Business: Driving adoption
As our global network of people becomes more instrumented, interconnected and intelligent, dramatic shifts are taking place. The ways in which people interact, relationships form, decisions are made, work is accomplished and goods are ...
Hackney Starts Olympic Crowdsourced App Race
Local council's app competition will showcase Hackney and East London to the world next year
Crowdsourcing to Fix Broken Britain’s Transport
FixMyTransport is crowdsourcing to create pressure groups to fix broken-Britain's public transport system
Maude Relaunches Revolving Door To Open Data
The government is listening to ideas about data transparency and open to triggering new business ideas
Government Urged To Engage Public Digitally
The government should be making more use of digital channels to provide better services and save money
Salesforce To Acquire Jigsaw Crowdsource Site
Salesforce.com announces that it has agreed to acquire Jigsaw, a site that uses crowdsourcing to build and maintain an online database of business contacts