Lifehacker: These Apps Can Help You Find the Cheapest Gas. “If you’re heading out to fill up the tank, it might help to do a bit of research first, so you can save some money in the process. Using dedicated, community-sourced gas pricing tools, you can find the cheapest gas stations around your area, as well as cheaper options that are a short drive away. These apps can help.”

Iranians Don’t Have a Missile Alert System, So Volunteers Built Their Own Warning Map

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/iranians-dont-have-a-missile-alert-system-so-volunteers-built-their-own-warning-map/

Brandt Krueger interviews me about the secrets behind conference engagement, how to get your audience tuned in and engaged, and much more

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/interviews/2017/07/the-secrets-behind-conference-engagement

#meetings #EventDesign #interview #BrandtKrueger #EventIcons #engagement #learning #crowdsourcing #eventprofs

I just backed @Locusmag on #IndieGoGo !

https://www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/locuspublications/locusmag2026

Good lit mag.

#Crowdsourcing #CrowdFunding #LocusMag

DigitalTrends: YouTube is outsourcing its AI slop problem to you, and that’s a terrible idea. “YouTube has a new plan to deal with the wave of AI-generated content flooding its platform, and it involves you. The company is now asking viewers to rate whether a video feels like AI slop. On the surface, that sounds like a reasonable way to tackle low-quality AI content in your feed. In practice, […]

9to5 Google: Google scraps ‘What people suggest’ feature that pulled health tips from Reddit using AI. “Google has pulled the plug on a ‘What people suggest’ feature in Search that would use AI to summarize health tips from real users on Reddit and other communities online.”

Library of Congress: Celebrating Seven Years of By the People. “Happy Spring to all our By the People crowdsourced transcription program volunteers! Every year, the By the People team publishes a “happy birthday to us” blog post right here on the Signal (you can check out previous years’ editions here and here). We turned seven during the Fall of last year and we’ve been waiting to […]

In this issue of "Dear Adrian" I answer the question: Is there a way to crowdsource a conference program before an event?

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/dear-adrian/2013/01/crowdsource-conference-program

#meetings #EventDesign #events #crowdsourcing #eventprofs