Die Ermordung der Iranerin Neda Soltani wurde zu einer internationalen Nachricht, weil YouTube und facebook die Weltöffentlichkeit zu Zeugen machten. Bill Mitchell analysiert, wie soziale Medien, Massenmedien und Crowdsourcing Nachrichten entstehen lassen.
Samuel Rose über die Erfahrungen des Crowdsourcing-Projekts "Assignment zero" und Schlüsse, die daraus zu ziehen sind. Vor allem die Schlüsse, z.B. zur Organisation von Communities sind wichtig.
'Crowdsourcing isn't about "using cheap labor" or "letting the amateurs have a shot" - it's about finding the right person for the job. At its best, crowdsourcing is about expanding the walls of the newsroom to the internet...'
"We learned a lot about how crowds come together, and what's required to organize them well. But many of the lessons came too late to help Assignment Zero...."
"Karim R. Lakhani... specializes in the management of technological innovation and product development in firms and communities. His research is on distributed innovation systems and the movement of innovative activity to the edges of organizations and in
"If everything goes according to plan, the result will be a virtual news room complete with researches and writers scattered over the globe all cooperating to distill magazine quality journalism from the legions of amateurs and hobbyists that fuel social