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Definition

Crowdsourcing: “the act of taking a job traditionally performed by a designated agent (usually an employee) and outsourcing it to an undefined, generally large group of people in the form of an open call.” – Jeff Howe, a Wired editor

The term, coined and defined by Howe in 2006, serves as a powerful strategy for companies, organizations and entrepreneurs who utilize it.

Wired, a monthly magazine and online news source, focuses on how innovative ideas are changing the world. [via Wired Press Center]

Two days without Twitter is two days too long

The Fast
My Blackberry vibrated twice, alerting me of an email, Facebook or Twitter notifications. I hesitated to check what was causing that red light to blink. Unfortunately, it was Twitter. Any other time I would have loved to see that little blue bird pop up on my home screen but not this time. Who mentioned me in a tweet? What was it about? What if I’m missing something important? Could a friend tell me who tweeted me, or is that cheating? Not being able to answer these questions made the last nine hours of my two-day “Twitter fast” increasingly difficult.

Unknown Reliance
Two days. Forty-eight hours. Two thousand, eight hundred and eighty minutes. One hundred seventy-two thousand, and eight hundred seconds. That’s how long it took me to realize how much I relied on Twitter.

College newspaper editors earn pay – except at Bonaventure

             College newspapers at Syracuse University, Canisius College and State University of New York at Geneseo all have paid positions but St. Bonaventure University does not.

            The Bona Venture, Bonaventure’s student-run newspaper, would never have paid positions, said Ryan Lazo, a news editor.

            “We barely have enough funds to print the newspaper,” said Lazo, a Bonaventure sophomore.

Mt. Irenaeus supplements a Bonaventure education, fostering students' growth

            ST. BONAVENTURE (April 18) – Barry Gan, a St. Bonaventure University philosophy professor, refused to participate in an on-campus active-shooter emergency drill two years ago, conducting class off campus that day.

            Gan and his students met at Sprague’s Maple Farms in Portville that morning. After breakfast, he conducted class at his house in Olean, said Gan, director of the Center for Nonviolence.

            “I would’ve happily done that at Mt. Irenaeus,” said Gan.