Motorists in St. Louis helped each other in a novel way when road construction made driving difficult. Other drivers found their street was in the wrong place on their personal navigation devices? If you use

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Imagine learning a new language or about another culture – and get the full attention of a great teacher you chose?  You could take or teach the one-to-one class online from your home. For the first time would-be students and teachers can find each other for free through Myngle. The online community and support tools to teach or take a class online are free. [...]

Eighth grader, Talia Leman recruited other kids to trick-or-treat for coins for Katrina victims.  After appearing on The Today Show she raised $10 million. Next step?  Make it scalable. Like any social entrepreneur, she found a complementary partner to help other students replicate her success.  At her site Random Kid young people can organize their own campaigns for a favorite cause. 

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… on a big screen in a theatre – as part of a short-film before the feature movie.  

For the first time anyone can create an animated cut on their computer with tools provided by Intel, Facebook, Dell and others in this Mass Animation project launched today.  The crowd votes on submissions.  Winners get moments of fame via on-screen credit and $500. 5,586 people have already signed up.

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From cinema to cities to sports, from places to people, hear how words and names are pronounced in their native tongue. In other words, “avoid the faux pas of mispronouncing the phrase ‘faux pas’” advises Finding Dulcinea.
Also help others hear words in your language by participating in this ambitious Me2We-style start-up project called Forvo. For [...]

While PostSecret provides us with vicarious and often poignant peeks into actions people choose to divulge, Sidetaker takes private disagreements public.  One aggrieved party posts her or his side, then offers their lover the chance to respond. Providing just a few details in defending oneself can lead to recognition, at least among friends, family and [...]

Encourage your neighbors to vote. Download an unusual yard sign. Over 24,000 people voted for 50 artist-designed signs at My Yard. Our Message. Thank you Bri Bigaouette for my favorite, and Dave Brynestad and DK Lockhart for my follow-up choices.  As Chip and Dan Heath suggest in Made to Stick, the unexpected

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Imagine your photo in a boutique hotel lobby, illustrating a magazine article or in another public place – and getting compensated.  Here’s two crowdsourcing ways that could happen.  A prospective client can find your photo on iStockphoto – or you could take a photo for a special assignment – and allow peers vote for the [...]

Other than inadvertently becoming part of a scandal, crisis or other notably bad or good news, here’s the most likely method for becoming part of a media story – in a positive way. Get briefed on stories for which reporters, producers or bloggers are seeking input – right now.
For $99 a month, get PR Leads, a [...]

A big stumbling block in hiring the graphic designer who most “gets” your business is this. You won’t know if you’ll like the design until after you put your money down. The smaller your business and budget the greater the risk it seems.
That’s how it works at two popular places, ifreelance and Elance. Buyer [...]