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Smartling CEO Jack Welde: Translating Content Is The New Having A Web Presence

A new "self-serve" site from Smartling, a New York City tech startup, helps businesses convert their digital content into any languages they want. CEO Jack Welde believes soon, having a site just in English will be like having no web presence at all... READ»

Nature's UPC Code: Zebras

Improving research by treating animals like a box of cereal.READ»

Here's Your Chance to Advise the White House on Innovation

The White House's "Advise the Advisors" crowdsourcing effort seeks input from valuable readers like you.READ»

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FCC Launches Competition for "Open Internet" Apps

As the commission adopted new Net Neutrality rules, it also challenged developers to come up with apps to help users figure out just how open the Internet is.READ»

Will Crowdsourcing Public Opinion Lead to Government Action?

As if in response to yesterday's story about a Princeton scientist's hope to improve government through crowdsourcing, Washington has launched a series of democratic idea incubators that aim to align government action with public ...READ»

Princeton Computer Scientists Create Innovative Crowdsourcing Tool, Inspired by Kittens

How do you decide the cutest cat in the world? That question served as the unlikely inspiration for Princeton sociology professor Matthew Salganik, who, when doing research on crowdsourcing, stumbled across Kitten Wars, a ...READ»

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How Social Web Can Save YouTube

Google is set to lose $470 million on YouTube in 2009, according to estimates by Credit Suisse. Even for Google, whose market cap hovers around $115 billion at its current share price, that's a hell of a write-off for one ...READ»

The Banality of Obama's "Cutting-Edge" Web Event

President Obama has availed himself of almost every major medium in this month's PR blitz. 60 Minutes, Jay Leno, ESPN, CNN, primetime press conference, The New York Times. Now he's taken to the Web, keeping Americans apprised of his ...READ»

Google's "Product Ideas" Campaign Isn't Crowdsourcing. It's A PR Stunt

Google [GOOG] has just launched a "Product Ideas" site where users can submit suggestions for innovation. The Web is abuzz: is almighty Google resorting to crowdsourcing? No, they're not. They're just looking for a little good ...READ»

Reduce Your Risk in Hiring the Right Designer

A big stumbling block in hiring the graphic designer who most “gets” your business is this. You won’t know if you’ll like the design until after you put your money down. The smaller your business and budget the greater the ...READ»