Comments on: Open source front offices

By: Dan from PA

Dan from PA — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 14:36:14 +0000

This is called “crowdsourcing”:

Crowdsourcing is the act of taking a task traditionally performed by an employee or contractor, and outsourcing it to an undefined, generally large group of people, in the form of an open call. For example, the public may be invited to develop a new technology, carry out a design task, refine an algorithm or help capture, systematize or analyze large amounts of data (see also citizen science).

The term has become popular with business authors and journalists as shorthand for the trend of leveraging the mass collaboration enabled by Web 2.0 technologies to achieve business goals. However, both the term and its underlying business models have attracted controversy and criticism.

By: dan

dan — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 00:22:13 +0000

How is that illegal?

By: Steve S

Steve S — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 22:44:11 +0000

thats illegal

By: dan

dan — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:47:24 +0000

This could backfire. What if they read Was Watching?

By: Wikinomics » Blog Archive » One for the birds - opening up the scouting process

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:37:18 +0000

[...] have to thank Joseph P. at River Ave Blues for pointing this story out, and catching me up on a couple of other [...]

By: Joseph P.

Joseph P. — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:11:09 +0000

Good idea, poor execution. There’s no value there…nothing that makes me want to join them.

By: ceciguante

ceciguante — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:46:15 +0000

i’ve watched an unsigned pitcher with this explosive, late breaking slider. it’s truly dominant — near unhittable. i’ve barely seen it touched, cuz it just dives out of the zone.

granted, it is my friend sean’s wiffle ball slider. but i think the yanks should know about it. you never know.

By: Mark McCray

Mark McCray — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:30:36 +0000

If you are into things like that check out:

http://www.projectfranchise.org/

Pretty cool idea in my opinion.

By: River Ave. Blues | A little anti-Yanks bias

River Ave. Blues | A little anti-Yanks bias — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:25:11 +0000

[...] commenter barry notes, we seem to be getting some ads for Yankees and Mets ringtones. Now, I have no clue what [...]

By: mg

mg — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:11:40 +0000

I agree. Over the last few years participating in various Yankees blogs as well as reading the vast array of opinions available on the net has greatly molded the way I view the game. As usual Joe, good job.