What is CrowdFire?

Feed CrowdFire from the Festival...and beyond!


There are now several ways you can feed the CrowdFire that DON'T require you to be at your computer, or even to be on the CrowdFire Web site.

At the Outside Lands festival, you will be able to upload your content to CrowdFire through special computer kiosks at the CrowdFire pavilion tent.

In addition, at anytime you can email, Text, leave a voice post, Twitter, Flickr or YouTube into CrowdFire!


Here are more details:

Email a photo or video, either through phone or computer:

  Email it to photos@crowdfire.net or videos@crowdfire.net

  To apply a title to your photo or video, put it in the subject line of your email   To apply tags, place the word, 'tags:'(with a colon) either at the end of the subject line or on a line by itself in the body of the email.

  Tip: if you want your photo or video to be associated with your CrowdFire username and profile, create an account on CrowdFire.net (or login to edit an existing profile) and use the same email address from which you'll be sending your photo or video

  After you send your photo or video, you will receive a reply email with a link to where you can find it on the CrowdFire site.

Text (SMS) a message to CrowdFire:

  Send your text message to 88704, starting it with the letters 'OL' followed by your message.

  You will receive a return text message with a link to where you can find the one you sent on the CrowdFire site.

  Tip: if you want your SMS message to be associated with your CrowdFire username and profile, create an account on CrowdFire.net (or login to edit an existing profile) and provide the same phone number from which you'll send your text message.

Leave a voice post:

  Call 415-223-3815 and leave your message. Press # to save the message when you're done talking.

  After you leave a voice message, you'll receive text message replies that tell you how you can add a photo and title to your audio message, as well as where you can listen to it on the CrowdFire site.

Want to Twitter?

  Just tag it using the words '#CrowdFire,''#OutsideLands,' or '#OSL' in your tweet, and we'll find it!

Got a Flickr or YouTube account?

  Just tag your relevant content with the word 'CrowdFire' in Flickr and/or YouTube and we'll bring it into the CrowdFire site.

  Tip: if you want your photo or video to be associated with your CrowdFire username and profile, create an account on CrowdFire.net (or login to edit an existing profile) and provide your Flickr and/or YouTube account for where you're tagging your photo or video.