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Smartcitizen.me

Smartcitizen.me is a platform to generate participatory processes of the people in the cities. Connecting data, people and knowledge, the objective of the platform is to serve as a node for building productive open indicators and distributed tools, and thereafter the collective construction of the city for its own inhabitants.

Homeforhome

Enables travellers to sell hotel bookings bought anywhere, is free for both buyers and sellers to post or view listings. Buyers who bid on a room will know if their bid has been accepted within 24 hours, and can also cancel their bids up to the point that the seller responds. The seven-month-old company takes care of transferring the name on the booking and if the front desk doesn’t accept the reservation, Hall St will refund the buyer’s money.

Gnutella2

Gnutella2, often referred to as G2, is a peer-to-peer protocol developed mainly by Michael Stokes and released in 2002. While inspired by the gnutella protocol, G2 shares little of its design with the exception of its connection handshake and download mechanics.[1] It adopts an extensible binary packet format and an entirely new search algorithm.

Kickstarter

Crowdfunding platform for creative projects. The company’s stated mission is to help bring creative projects to life. Since its launch, more than 5 million people have funded more than 50,000 creative projects, such as films, music, stage shows, comics, journalism, video games, and food-related projects.

Writing Commons

Writing Commons is a peer-reviewed open education resource (OER) for college-level writers. Founded in 2008 by Joseph M. Moxley, a professor of English and the director of the first-year writing program at the University of South Florida, Writing Commons was developed from a highly regarded text into one of the most heavily used open textbooks on the web. Following a crowd-sourcing process, Writing Commons now offers an interactive and comprehensive introduction to college-level writing. In 2012, Writing Commons was viewed by over 145,000 unique users for a total of 167,000 users.

Twine

Twine is an open-source tool for telling interactive, nonlinear stories.

Vuze

The Vuze Bittorrent Client is an end-to-end software application.

EyeWire

EyeWire is a game to map the brain from Seung Lab at MIT. Anyone can play and you need no scientific background. Over 80,000 people from 130 countries already do. Together we are mapping the 3D structure of neurons; advancing our quest to understand ourselves.

Slashdot

Slashdot is a technology-related news website owned by the US-based company Dice Holdings, Inc. The site, which bills itself as "News for Nerds. Stuff that Matters", features user-submitted and evaluated news stories about science and technology related topics.

Libelium

Internet of things platform provider, developing open source urban sensors and other sensor networks in the scope of Smart Cities.

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