What if you got the call? What if NASA put out an open call and said, “Build me an app!” And guess what, if the Space Agency chooses your app, it will pay you up to $10,000 for it. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is nearly 54 years old. And...
Crowd Tasks
Using requested labor, services, solutions, ideas, or content by soliciting contributions from people, typically online and geographically dispersed
A Crowdsourcing Game to Diagnose Malaria
The Crowdsourcing Survey According to a 2010 Weber Shandwick survey, 44% of the 216 Fortune 2000 Corporate Executives, interviewed, have used crowdsourcing. And 50% of these executives find crowdsourcing very valuable. The perceived value is spread unevenly across 4...
Crowdflower Covers Crowdsourcing 101 and Unstructured Data
This is a very nice Webinar sponsored by Crowdlfower. They are covering “Crowdsourcing 101.” I also like the fact that Crowdflower also mentions microtasking. The video is about 37 minutes long — but it’s worth it.
Crowdsourcing Ethics Why is Important
The question of ethics is always a question. This is true whether you are speaking about personal or corporate ethics. But why am I talking to you about crowdsourcing ethics? I previously explained that crowdsourcing is not an industry but a work process? So how can...