New York Times Crowdsourcing Geithner's Schedule
Have you heard of the word crowdsourcing? I hadn't until yesterday. Crowdsourcing means giving a job to the public and letting the crowd do it for you. That's what New York Times is doing with Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner's schedule.
New York Times published a long investigative article on Sunday about Secretary Geithner's close relationship with Wall Street.
Geithner, as Member and Overseer, Forged Ties to Finance Club
The newspaper obtained Geithner's schedule from January 2007 to January 2009 when Geithner was the President of the New York Fed. They posted the entire 658 pages of his schedule for anybody to flip through online or download as a PDF. They are asking the crowd to dig through the calendar and see if they can discover something interesting. That's pretty smart, isn't it? Engage the readers and let them do the job for you for free. I think New York Times is doing a great job in embracing new technology. Their infographics are first rate. I need to learn how to do some of those stunning charts.
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