Crowdsourced Bedtime Story

Problem

Bedtime stories are boring and can get pretty stale after you have read them a few times.


Solution

CrowdStory comes with 10 stories, and is updated every day with new stories. The main characters in the story are:

• Bill, an 11-year old boy
• Nancy, his 7-year old sister
• Jeb, their dog
• Betty, their grandmother
• Uncle Henry

The beauty of CrowdStory is that anyone who has the app or book can submit stories. Each story is a single adventure involving the standard characters, and must be between 100 and 999 words. Stories are ranked with a simple thumbs up/down after they are read by any other owner. Every day, you read the highest rated story that you haven't read yet. A fresh story every day - ranked highest by fellow readers!

Top stories are moderated daily by the CrowdStory team to make sure they are appropriate for a young audience.

CrowdStory can be purchased as an app for Android/iOS or a stand-alone handheld device.

Do Something

Problem

Tinder is a site for people looking to meet up with a local person for a romantic encounter. But what if you are looking to meet up with someone (male or female) to join you for an activity such as playing golf, kayaking, exercising, or going to a local museum?

There are sites like Meetup, but they have a lot of overhead. You need to join a group, wait for activities to be set up, go through e-mails. It can weeks to plan for your first event. And this is typically with a large group, and the associated administrative overhead. What if you just want to meet up today or tomorrow with one person?

Solution

DoSomething.com is the site for you. Simply select the activity you are looking to do from the list. Then select the Date, Time, and location of the suggested meeting place on a Google Map. When someone accepts the activity, it sends your contact info to each other.