Participation in Crowdsourcing!

The first crowd sourcing project I chose to do was PostSecret.  I am a HUGE fan of the site and have submitted more than once! I have a  secret that I submitted via the PostSecret app before it was taken off the app store.  

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Second, I drew a picture for the Johnny Cash project.  I submitted under the name, April Beavers. 

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Last, I took a picture for myamazingbutt.com.  

Does this make me look gay?

I knew this was the idea I wanted to use.  I needed to find a way and design that didn't make this site seem like a joke, or could be discredited.  I decided the best host site to start this idea would be Tumblr.  I created a "Does this make me look gay?" Tumblr.  The more I thought about what I needed to say, the less I found I had to say.  I figured with less instruction, it gave the submitter more options to do as they choose.  The design, like most of my projects, its very minimal.  I didn't want giant rainbow banners, interlocking gender signs, or anything that might make this blog seem like a joke.  My intention for viewers, and those who choose to submit, is to feel good about being homosexual, see others just like themselves, and to join in a community that understands and does not have to be stereotyped. 

Crowdsourcing Readings

From the Book Reading-

1. Would you say that crowdsourcing is collaborative, participative, or interactive?  (in the reading, I felt it was saying it is best described as collaboration) 
2. What are common human interest subjects for crowdsourcing? (my own thought- random) 

From the Internet Reading-

1. Does crowdsourcing art always have to evoke empathy?
2. What makes crowdsourcing successful?

YouTube Mixer

I created my mixer based on "How to..." videos.  In my five videos you see, how to get buns of steel, how to put on eyeliner, how to tie a shoe, how to make hash browns, and how to moon walk.  I tweaked the videos to get the same messed up quality in all five.  One video I saw but did not include was how to salsa dance.  Instead of adding that video I chose to have my music be Latin based.  The title, made famous by Larry the Cableguy, was to play off of the "how to" idea of getting stuff done.  The five videos are lined up in a single row, it is like this as to not confuse the viewer all over the place.  I like the clean design and succinctness about it.