As I was driving into the Lijit offices, I was thinking about this years SXSW conference, and how different it would be for me. I was thinking about the posts I had read from friends who were going and had gone before. The difference for me this year will be striking (speaking vs. not-speaking, know...

Crowdsourcing is all about diversity. That’s the new message of Jeff Howe, contributing editor at Wired and an absolute hero for all the crowdsourcing experts. His upcoming book, “Crowdsourcing: Why the Power of the Crowd Is Driving the Future of Business” is getting him some speak...

I'm out of town visiting family this week, but stole a few minutes away at the local library to post Chapter 6. This chapter begins the second section of the book, which explores Crowdsourcing in action (as opposed to the first section of the book, which is devoted to the conditions that made crowds...

Scientific studies have shown: ducks are funny. So what better mascot for Richexclaim’s comedy website built specifically for kids aged 4 to 16? Answer: No better mascot. For kids who are funny, think they are funny, want to be funny, want to find out what’s funny, and/or want to find ou...