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Is Crowdsourcing Really the Industry’s Dark Side?

Waxing UnLyrical

[Ed: Apart from Kirsten Wright , Adam also responded on Twitter to my original MycroBurst post. Those words jumped out of my mouth when I learned what crowdsourcing was. With crowdsourcing you could simply log on to a website and get work from incredibly talented designers from all over the world, with different styles and approaches.

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Crowdsource Your Way to the Best Landing Page

Convince & Convert

In the design space, crowdsourcing is being embraced as an efficient way to tap into the mindset of the customer and mine ideas directly from target audiences. Landing pages are ripe for optimization through crowdsourcing. By crowdsourcing feedback on your landing page design, you’re provided the benefit of fresh eyes.

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Social Media News Ticker: Facebook Tests ‘Buy’ Button, Twitter Acquires CardSpring

The Realtime Report

Check out all the latest social media news from the last two weeks, including changes and new features for Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Tumblr, YouTube and Vine: Facebook. Social Media News Ticker BuzzFeed Brews CardSpring Events For You Facebook Facebook ''buy'' button Foursquare mentions Swarm Tumblr Twitter Vine Youtube YouTube 15'

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Social Media That Made Us Laugh This Month

Ignite Social Media

Taking the obnoxious and annoying route to evoke laughs on Twitter can be a hard gamble for many brands. This month, Old Spice tested out a new engagement tactic by crowdsourcing a promotional video and hosting an open casting call on Twitter. Burger King.

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Social Media On The Farm: Crisis Management, Market Research, Education And APIs

The Realtime Report

As a mobile-friendly platform, Twitter has been used by farmers to share information, check realtime conditions, and connect with customers from its earliest days – CNN reported on this as early as 2009. They also rely on Twitter chats such as #AgChat to connect with other farmers and share information with each other.

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Use Instagram to Create Visual Engagement

Mindjumpers

The community-based t-shirt company Threadless is a crowdsourcing business whose design is created and chosen by the online community. Threadless post regularly but without spamming their followers’ feeds. How Threadless Engages its Community on Instagram. The photos are interesting as they tell a story and show the brand identity.

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Get Happy: Putting Yourself into Your Brand’s Personality

Convince & Convert

Debbie Gioquindo and Keryl Pesce , co-founders of Happy B h Wines , join the Social Pros Podcast this week to discuss the powerful story behind their brand’s origins, the crowdsourcing approach that helped their business bloom, and some wacky giveaways that have earned them some well-deserved attention. The RSS feed is: [link].