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"Filtericious is a collaborative open source search engine unlike any other search engine in many ways. First off, the content and indexing is 100% contributed by members of the community. Think of it as the Wikipedia of Internet search where all parts of the site are contributed one piece at a time creating a massive public database available to everybody. Secondly, we've developed a visual filter tool that lets you narrow on on what you're searching for in a manner similar to a game of 20-questions. By choosing what tags you want and what tags you don't want, you can more efficiently find exactly what you're looking for. Thirdly, because the community can link web resources with tags, we can now make our buying decisions based on hard-to-find but important political, environmental, and economical product characteristics, enabling us to efficiently and affectively "vote with our money". Filtericious will be available for anyone to use in any way they want - completely open and free. Filtericious.com is the first application of Filtericious and has the lofty goal is to index every corner of the Internet. "

Although the idea and discussion about some consequences (especially the interfirm cooperation in R&D) date back at least to the 60s, Open Innovation is a term promoted by Henry Chesbrough, a professor and executive director at the Center for Open Innovation at the University of California, Berkeley, in his book Open Innovation: The new imperative for creating and profiting from technology.

IdeaConnection is an open innovation intermediary and innovation resource portal. It mediates solutions to scientific, engineering and business problems, and publishes innovation-related resources (interviews, success-stories, open problems), both with the general goal of creating more high-value jobs and promoting advancement of science.

yet2.com is a global technology marketplace founded in 1999. The company is based around the idea of open innovation, and allows all types of technologies to be bought and sold. yet2.com focuses in four areas: Open Innovation Technology acquisition, Technology out-licensing and business development, Patent buying and selling, Venture Capital (yet2 Ventures)

"An international network of creative technologists connected to the people, companies and cutting edge technologies from outside your field of view. Helping you connect and collaborate using the principles of Open Innovation"

"Filtericious is a collaborative open source search engine unlike any other search engine in many ways. First off, the content and indexing is 100% contributed by members of the community. Think of it as the Wikipedia of Internet search where all parts of the site are contributed one piece at a time creating a massive public database available to everybody. Secondly, we've developed a visual filter tool that lets you narrow on on what you're searching for in a manner similar to a game of 20-questions. By choosing what tags you want and what tags you don't want, you can more efficiently find exactly what you're looking for. Thirdly, because the community can link web resources with tags, we can now make our buying decisions based on hard-to-find but important political, environmental, and economical product characteristics, enabling us to efficiently and affectively "vote with our money". Filtericious will be available for anyone to use in any way they want - completely open and free. Filtericious.com is the first application of Filtericious and has the lofty goal is to index every corner of the Internet. "

An ideas bank is a website where people post, exchange, discuss, and polish new ideas.

Ideawicket is an Open Innovation intermediary based in New Delhi, India. The portal connects science and technology innovators with innovation seeking businesses and non-profits. Organizations looking for new technologies, breakthrough research or solutions for existing R&D problems use the Ideawicket platform to find R&D solutions and connect with research partners and suppliers in the field.

NineSigma is an open innovation services provider that helps client companies develop and maximize value from their innovation programs. In 2008, NineSigma ranked among the top 20 percent of companies on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing private companies in the United States.[1] The company also has operations in Europe and Asia.

"The InnovationXchange (IXC) is an Australian created international knowledge exchange, whose purpose is to identify and create collaborative business, research and policy opportunities. This unique not-for-profit business model supports open innovation and enables the safe and fast transfer of knowledge and ideas within and across corporate and geographical boundaries through the IXC Intermediary Service."

Innovation Exchange Inc. operates a website which acts as a platform for companies and non-profit organizations to present innovation challenges to a community of innovators.

InnoCentive is an "open innovation" company that takes research and development problems in a broad range of domains such as engineering, computer science, math, chemistry, life sciences, physical sciences and business and frames them as "challenge problems" for anyone to solve them. It gives cash awards for the best solutions to solvers who meet the challenge criteria.

"Our mission is to empower mankind bit by bit. We have created two versions of a plug computer which interface with a social cloud network which allows users unrestricted access to an open source, application rich, community while simultaneously protecting one's privacy and security in an eco-friendly and humanitarian way."

"Our mission is to empower mankind bit by bit. We have created two versions of a plug computer which interface with a social cloud network which allows users unrestricted access to an open source, application rich, community while simultaneously protecting one's privacy and security in an eco-friendly and humanitarian way."

VISION An intelligent, open minded and free thinking society. MISSION Make knowledge and opinion, separated, both online and offline, globally available. VALUES Everyone has the right for a personal opinion. We offer an opportunity to build one. SUMMARY Newsgrape is a free text-community for the sharing of articles, which it links to each other. Writers can create Magazines to publish articles collaboratively in a group of people.

VISION An intelligent, open minded and free thinking society. MISSION Make knowledge and opinion, separated, both online and offline, globally available. VALUES Everyone has the right for a personal opinion. We offer an opportunity to build one. SUMMARY Newsgrape is a free text-community for the sharing of articles, which it links to each other. Writers can create Magazines to publish articles collaboratively in a group of people.

"VISION An intelligent, open minded and free thinking society. MISSION Make knowledge and opinion, separated, both online and offline, globally available. VALUES Everyone has the right for a personal opinion. We offer an opportunity to build one. SUMMARY Newsgrape is a free text-community for the sharing of articles, which it links to each other. Writers can create Magazines to publish articles collaboratively in a group of people."

The Keyglove is an open-source portable Arduino/AVR-powered glove that uses touch combinations (for keys) and an accelerometer (for the mouse) to generate keyboard and mouse control codes using only one hand. Once learned, the glove can easily be used without looking, making it perfect for embedded/wearable environments. The glove is thin and light, built to allow other activities (such as writing) without being in the way. # Keyglove pre-order is now $200 # Prototype-friendly kit pre-order is now $300

"OpenAMD (Attendee Meta-Data) combines an RFID tracking system with social networking. Utilizing conference badges to track individuals' locations in real-time, it then integrates with personal and community details (metadata). This allows for features such as recommending to users conference talks and people with related interests to increase participants' engagement with the conference and their community. It also increases awareness of how such emerging technologies could be used for surveillance and marketing purposes."

The Keyglove is an open-source portable Arduino/AVR-powered glove that uses touch combinations (for keys) and an accelerometer (for the mouse) to generate keyboard and mouse control codes using only one hand. Once learned, the glove can easily be used without looking, making it perfect for embedded/wearable environments. # Keyglove pre-order is now $200 # Prototype-friendly kit pre-order is now $300