Archive | December, 2011
debtocracy

Debtocracy

Debtocracy is a new documentary about Greece’s debt crisis. It’s by Greek filmmakers Katerina Kitidi and Aris Hatzistefanou, and they have posted it on the internet as a Creative Commons film so that anyone who wants to see it can watch it for free (like Yann Arthus Bertrand’s Home). I haven’t watched it all the [...]

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peoplefundit

People Fund.it

The second of today’s two new crowd-sourcing projects is PeopleFund.it, which aims to raise funds for innovative projects. If you’ve got a good idea, a small business or a community project, you can register it and invite people to chip in to make it happen. Users can then browse projects and contribute, donating as little [...]

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orcas

Whale.fm

Two crowd-sourcing projects today, both very different in aims, but similar in their online community-based approach. First up, Whale FM is a marine research project dedicated to deciphering whale song. Orcas, or killer whales, appear to be able to communicate with each other in a fairly sophisticated fashion. If you’ve seen the BBC’s Frozen Planet [...]

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