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Posts about Crowdsourcing

How Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me Is Crowdsourcing Done Right

One of my favorite NPR shows is Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me. It’s a weekly news/comedy show, where a host…

Upcoming Appearances

I’m really excited about a couple upcoming appearances. Make/Think: AIGA Design Conference, Memphis, 8-11 October I’ll be a panelist along…

Video of Me @ FOWD

Last month I presented at Future of Web Design 2008 NYC. Now the Carson folks have put the video online.…

FOWD: My Crowdsourcing Presentation

I just wrapped up my presentation at Future of Web Design 2008 NYC and it was a blast! As I…

See you in LA

I’ll be on a panel at Book Expo America tomorrow. Here’s the skinny. Scaling the New Economies: In Search of…

Coming Up: Vidfest!

I’ll be in Vancouver later this week for my first Vidfest! That’s the Vancouver International Digital Festival, where I’ll be…

Click! A Crowd-Curated Exhibition

I’m an advisor to a really cool project happening right now in NYC. Click! A Crowd-Curated Exhibition. The Brooklyn Museum…

Weird Turn Pro: Crowdsourcing for Creatives

At SXSW Interactive 2008, I delivered a talk called Weird Turn Pro: Crowdsourcing for Creatives. I promised to put my…

See Ya’ll in Austin

Just a note that I’ll be speaking this Saturday 8 March at South by Southwest Interactive. Here’s the deets: The…

Upcoming Appearance: TOC in NYC

I’ll be speaking at O’Reilly’s Tools of Change conference for the second time on 11 February 2008. If you’re involved…


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Hi, I’m Derek. I live in San Francisco. I’m the cofounder of Fertile Medium and editor of Fray. I sometimes post things to Flickr and Twitter. My dog’s name is Bug. More.







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