EPISODE · Aug 24, 2010 · 1H
P.I.D. Radio 8/23/10: Crowdsourcing
from PID Radio · host Derek and Sharon Gilbert
WE'RE MAKING the ropes they want to hang us with."Crowdsourcing", defined as "the act of outsourcing tasks, traditionally performed by an employee or contractor, to a large group of people or community", is all the rage in the tech sector. Some of the most popular sites on the web, like Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, and Wikipedia, are crowdsourced — all that content is contributed by unpaid volunteers.So why did the CIA invest $12.7 million in Facebook through its venture capital firm, In-Q-Tel?We discuss our willingness to share information with friends, family, co-workers, and total strangers, how it's being collected by intelligence agencies, and how it might be used to construct a virtual panopticon — a total surveillance society — for the coming one-world theocracy of the Antichrist.Please check out The Collins Brothers Unleashed. Paul and Phillip have devoted a number of recent podcasts to the use of social media as surveillance tools.Sharon and Derek will speak at the Supernatural Science and Prophecy Conference October 1 and 2 in Canton, Ohio. Other speakers include Tom Horn, Russ Dizdar, and Jeffrey Radt. For more information, see www.ControlledMinds.com.And don't miss The Omega Hour Conference, Aug. 27 & 28 in Las Vegas, with L.A. Marzulli, Russ Dizdar, Connie Huft, Andrew Hoffman, and Minister Dante Fortson.The Revelations Radio Network has a new website! Take a look and give a listen to a great group of like-minded Christian podcasters.Click the arrow on the player below to listen now, or right-click (control-click if you have a Mac) the "download" link to save the mp3 file to your hard drive.
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WE'RE MAKING the ropes they want to hang us with."Crowdsourcing", defined as "the act of outsourcing tasks, traditionally performed by an employee or contractor, to a large group of people or community", is all the rage in the tech sector. Some of the most popular sites on the web, like Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, and Wikipedia, are crowdsourced — all that content is contributed by unpaid volunteers.So why did the CIA invest $12.7 million in Facebook through its venture capital firm, In-Q-Tel?We discuss our willingness to share information with friends, family, co-workers, and total strangers, how it's being collected by intelligence agencies, and how it might be used to construct a virtual panopticon — a total surveillance society — for the coming one-world theocracy of the Antichrist.Please check out The Collins Brothers Unleashed. Paul and Phillip have devoted a number of recent podcasts to the use of social media as surveillance tools.Sharon and Derek will speak at the Supernatural Science and Prophecy Conference October 1 and 2 in Canton, Ohio. Other speakers include Tom Horn, Russ Dizdar, and Jeffrey Radt. For more information, see www.ControlledMinds.com.And don't miss The Omega Hour Conference, Aug. 27 & 28 in Las Vegas, with L.A. Marzulli, Russ Dizdar, Connie Huft, Andrew Hoffman, and Minister Dante Fortson.The Revelations Radio Network has a new website! Take a look and give a listen to a great group of like-minded Christian podcasters.Click the arrow on the player below to listen now, or right-click (control-click if you have a Mac) the "download" link to save the mp3 file to your hard drive.
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P.I.D. Radio 8/23/10: Crowdsourcing
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