Joline Blais, a new media professor at the University of Maine, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for the article, “What does the rise of online crowdsourcing mean to local communities?” According to the article, some Mainers believe the increase in personal fundraising and crowdsourcing websites can have a downside, and Blais said she has read more Blais quoted in BDN article on rise of online crowdsourcing