Liesbeth

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Site uses social media to raffle off free, sponsored prizes

There’s no doubt consumers love free samples, as evidenced by all the tryvertising stores, services

Tapping the professional skills of micro-volunteers via iPhone and web

Much the way Catalista connects would-be volunteers with opportunities by mobile phone, so Sparked by

Austrian phone booths repurposed to charge electric vehicles

Now that mobile phones are ubiquitous, public phone booths are fast becoming obsolete. In a

Crowdsourced effort maps the trees of San Francisco & adds dollar values

Mapping is an application to which the crowds are eminently well-suited, geographically dispersed as they

Stock art seller uses Twitter to help buyers find right image

Stock art subscription services have been around for some time, but earlier this year Getty

Shampoo brand is a reminder to save water

There’s no shortage of bath and body products made with organic ingredients or otherwise positioned

Baseball team recruits local musicians for in-game tunes

Major sports teams and the cities they hail from are essentially two sides of the

Advice from the crowds, with a market-research twist

The crowds are increasingly being recruited to offer advice on everything from outfits to marital

Site connects producers and buyers of local food

The locavore movement may be focusing new interest on locally produced food, but regional farmers,

Tapping the crowds for sustainable ideas and funding

If crowdsourcing can be used to help tackle economic problems in Ireland—not to mention those

Beer brand provides a loaner if fridge dies during World Cup

We don’t have exact numbers for you, but for a large percentage of soccer fans,

Contest by wearable magazine asks participants to be kind

It wasn’t too long ago that we wrote about T-Post for a second time—the focus