Over the past few years crowdsourcing has receied a great deal of attention. This is most certainly a combination of social media and the adoption by startups and small businesses. Now while we are seeing an increase in attention -- more serious questions are being...
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Making a Case for the Use of Crowdsourcing
So why are startups and small businesses driving the growth of crowdsourcing? Why would they be driving a sector that up until 6 years ago was almost nonexistent -- and for the most part is not an actual industry. The basis for this adoption is a near bottomless...
Crowdsourcing Breaks The Enterprise Glass Ceiling
The concept of “crowdsourcing” – which has many varying definitions and connotations–has grown exponentially over the last few years as more and more companies are recognizing the “power of the crowd.” There are many examples of well-known brands putting the power of...
The What and How of Crowdsourcing
Back in 2006 Jeff Howe coined the phrase crowdsourcing. He did so in the 2006 Wired magazine article -- "The Rise of Crowdsourcing." In the article Howe discusses the impact of crowd services like iStockPhoto. And how a service was born out of freely sharing images...