Crowdsourcing Medical Data Through Gaming

UT’s Simulation and Game Applications Lab helps researchers reach further

"...The idea of using crowdsourcing for data collection is relatively new, but using gaming..."

Jan. 13, 2017 Screens Feature by felix morgan

SXSW: The Demographic of One, The Impossible Girl, and the Crowd

Molly Crabapple and Kim Boekbinder on crowdsourcing

"...Let's talk about the crowd in crowdsourcing. The crowd isn't money: The crowd is power, and..."

March 16, 2013 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

NASA Wants You to Help Save the World

Space returns as the final frontier of Interactive programming

"...announced last November, NASA will conduct the first online crowdsourcing activity associated with the Asteroid Grand Challenge in 2014. This..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Screens Feature by Michael Agresta

Tech Talk

A guide to some of the terms and concepts in redeveloping the city website

"...Crowdsourcing: Taking a projech usually allotted to a single entity..."

June 5, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Campaign Launched to Replace Nixed County Funds

With friends like Gov. Greg Abbott, who needs enemies?

"...with other elected reps and progressive groups, launched a crowdsourcing website to fill (at least some of) the void..."

Feb. 10, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Ten Thousand Beautiful Bugs in Your Eyes

New UT entomology project provides stunning public domain images

"...for the Insects Unlocked project was paid for via crowdsourcing – a UT-specific Kickstarter sort of platform called Hornraiser..."

Feb. 8, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Who Highlights the Highlighter?

Local meetup puts faces to crowdfunding campaigns

"...you find something decent, vetted, and local? You get crowdsourcing initiatives to showcase projects in front of a live..."

June 21, 2013 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Mrs. Santa's Book Bag

"...Although crowdsourcing makes me a little uneasy, one thing I have..."

Dec. 7, 2012 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

The Genius of the Crowd ... Source

Austin programmers look to create a public redesign of the city's website

"...Hurley envisions this human resource utilization taking place through "crowdsourcing" – a form of à la carte programming through..."

June 5, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Rancho Alegre Conjunto Festival Hangs On to Unmistakably Tejano Traditions

From buzzworthy family band Baraja de Oro to local mainstay Los Pinkys

"...off the festival, organizers turned to private donations and crowdsourcing, raising nearly $20,000 of their $35,000 goal...."

May 2, 2023 Music Post by Nayeli Portillo

Your Field Guide to 80 Essential Acts at SXSW Music

Highlighting the best and buzziest at this year's Festival

"...valiant efforts to first attend SXSW in 2014. By crowdsourcing and endorsement from Anthony Bourdain himself, the quartet managed..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Students Rally Behind Earthquake Aid Relief

Student group raised more than $20K for survivors

"...Through Venmo and Cash App crowdsourcing, social media campaigns, and selling baklava, Turkish delights, and..."

March 3, 2023 News Feature by Dex Wesley Parra

Timshel Is the Gospel According to Women

Translation of Bible passages finds the stories lost between the lines

"...from the original Greek and Hebrew, over $75,000 in crowdsourcing, "The Shit Parade" of course, and a general climate..."

Oct. 1, 2021 Arts Feature by Ramón Rodriguez

ACLU Warns Border Counties: Abbott’s Setting You Up

County officials warned they'll be flouting Constitution and federal law if they follow governor's immigration edict

"...Criminal Justice to begin construction of a border wall (crowdsourcing will fund the rest, he says). His plan calls..."

July 9, 2021 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Playback: Strike Up the Bond

Can the City finally save endangered clubs? Plus J.J. Offender obit and an Austin Music Poll plug.

"...by vaulting rent and boundless development: a mini-bond program crowdsourcing funds to acquire a venue's land, which would then..."

Jan. 12, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Campus Hacks: University of Texas

Surprisingly, hook 'em isn't the only thing you need to know

"...colleges, and student organizations are also generally great for crowdsourcing information and finding campus events. Cafes for cozy, caffeinated..."

Aug. 23, 2017 Chronolog Post by Maria Mendez

Lege Lines: Bills on the Move

The final frenzy before last day of session

"...rid the state of its rape kit backlog by crowdsourcing additional funding from driver's license applicants who can choose..."

May 26, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

County Re-Budgets to Save Community Programs

Despite Abbott's cuts, criminal justice initiatives will survive 'til fall

"...approximately $133,000 – will likely come from the County's crowdsourcing campaign, #StrongerTogether. Commissioners approved a motion authorizing County Judge..."

May 12, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Travis County Crowdfunding: Still Stronger

The county has raised $135,000 to offset Gov. Abbott's February stunt

"...Court, County Judge Sarah Eckhardt announced that #StrongerTogether, the crowdsourcing campaign started by state Rep. Eddie Rodriguez, D-Austin, has..."

April 28, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place

OUTsider Fest heads into the woods and will "emerge ready to fight"

"...in glittery glory. As the first fully funded sans crowdsourcing year, this international multimedia queer arts festival isn't pausing..."

Feb. 17, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

The Take-Out

Writing a food column during SXSW isn't easy

"...I briefly considered crowdsourcing. After all, I was sitting with a savvy and..."

March 18, 2016 Food Column by Brandon Watson

Our Emoji Habits

The future of online pictorial language

"...later. In 2013, a Kickstarter project made headlines for crowdsourcing a translation of Moby Dick into emoji. It's not..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature by Michael Agresta

SXSW Interactive Announces More Featured Speakers

J.J. Abrams, Susan Glasser, Winklevoss twins, Geena Davis top the list

"...Are Hyperloop and massive crowdsourcing projects the future of transportation? As CEO of that..."

Feb. 8, 2016 Screens Post by James Renovitch

SXSWedu Announces 2016 Speakers

Autism thought leader Temple Grandin to deliver keynote speech

"...Georgia State and Arizona State discussing How Universities are Crowdsourcing Innovation...."

Oct. 23, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Summer Fun: No Pressure; No Diamonds

Learning the facets of the AAA hotel inspector's trade

"...AC: Crowdsourcing and user-generated info is accepted as the norm in..."

July 17, 2015 Chronolog Post by Kate X Messer

Making Change at SXSWEdu

Edu conference focuses on efforts at social change

"...offshoot of SXSW Interactive remain clear. "There's power in crowdsourcing," explained SXSWedu Executive Producer Ron Reed, noting that 30%..."

March 13, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

All Over Creation: Wide Open Spaces

A new crop of arts venues is sprouting all over Austin

"...money to launch a new venue from, well, you. Crowdsourcing plays a major role in funding this new generation..."

Jan. 9, 2015 Arts Column by Robert Faires

One in a Crowd: Leslie

New doc seeks funding, plus updates on more local crowdsourcing

"...Their crowdsourcing campaign stands at just under $8,000, with a target..."

Nov. 21, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Interactive Announces First Speakers

Venture capitalists, start-up theorists, and car designers

"...magazine, and also part of the Not Impossible medical crowdsourcing project..."

Aug. 4, 2014 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Kickstart Your Weekend: A Double Dose of Horror Comedies

"Fun With Hackley" versus "Virgin Cheerleaders in Chains"

"...get the movie made. Whether it all comes from crowdsourcing or not, he's committed to make the film, and..."

June 27, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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