Crowdsourcing: The Next Digital Age Phenomenon?

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

Crowdsourcing site Kickstarter
I attended recently what might be termed a crowdsourcing event.
It was a Meetup.com group involving a presentation at a popular New York bar by Pepsi’s Gatorade brand team.  At the end of their presentation, the Gatorade folks solicited ideas for revamping the sports drink’s image from a room of social media and marketing [...]

Appealing to the Youngest Common Denominator

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

New York Times film reviewer A.O. Scott recently lamented Hollywood’s reliance on formulaic juvenility.  Just look at this summer’s crop of sequels, comic-book based adventures and bawdy comedies. For Scott, the issue wasn’t whether they were financially successful – many were – but whether box office success means movie-goers actually liked what they saw.
Cinemas continue [...]