Jimmy Wales' TED Talk on the birth of Wikipedia was really interesting, especially his explanation of how it implements crowdsourcing. I always thought Wikipedia was a great site but was still weary about the accuracy of some information because of the easy accessibility by anyone to change information. Wales breaks down the process, explaining how crowdsourcing information allowed Wikipedia to grow into a success with few employees, but also highlights on the criticism that the website often receives. The mention of the "votes for deletion" feature of the site is really important because Wikipedia is often criticized for having inaccurate information submitted by people with no credibility. Overall, it's really cool to think about how Wikipedia grew into what it is today by continuously crowdsourcing information from the public but still, as Wales puts it, not allowing "openness to undermine quality of content."
Tiffany Shlain delivers a compelling TED Talk when speaking of her previous failure as a young filmmaker. It's inspiring to hear her talk about how she discovered the benefits of the internet in crowdsourcing creativity to make her films. She calls the internet a "participatory revolution" which I think is a great way to look at new technology despite its downfalls. I really enjoyed watching clips from her "Interdependence" project and loved the concept of her creating a different ending to each film for every company that submitted a logo. Shlain used crowdsourcing to gain inspiration to create and she did so by also giving back and spreading awareness to important organizations.
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