Crowdsourcing Crowdsourcing is a term for a phenomenon that has existed in some form or another since the earliest days of the Internet‚ and before — but has only recently begun to realize its full potential. Crowdsourcing refers to using lots of amateurs to accomplish set goals for a company or organization. Crowdsourcing is the practice of engaging a ‘crowd’ or group for a common goal -- often innovation‚ problem solving‚ or efficiency. Crowdsourcing can take place on many different levels and
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Outline 1) Crowdsourcing? 1.1) What is crowdsourcing? 1.2) Who can use crowdsourcing? 1.3) How crowdsourcing works? 2) Focus on task based crowdsource 2.1) Types of crowdsourcing 2.2) Information for efficient crowdsourcing 2.3) Lego: Task based crowdsourcing 1) What is crowdsourcing 1.1) What is Crowdsourcing? Crowdsourcing is the process of getting work or funding‚ usually online‚ from a crowd of people. The word is a combination of the words ’crowd’ and ’outsourcing’. The idea is to take work
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CROWDSOURCING In the new era of technology and commerce‚ finding alternative solutions to business problems gained importance. This new generation solutions are beneficial financially for companies and has benefits such as time saving‚ less source consumption‚ and better ideas. Among these solutions‚ crowdsourcing‚ which is distinguished from outsourcing‚ has a vital importance. I think it is a very useful way of doing business‚ because it reduces the money spend and the solution is coming
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Five great examples of global companies embracing crowdsourcing Crowdsourcing really is happening here and now. Some of the world’s major companies are embracing crowdsourcing models in their business. Below are five examples of global businesses that are using crowdsourcing in areas such are marketing‚ R&D and innovation. ONE: Unilever‚ the second largest advertiser on the planet‚ used crowdsourcing design website Idea Bounty to get an idea for their TV advertising campaign. They have also
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Crowdsourcing Feasibility Analysis Report Project Members: Ravi Kumar Shah (2009-EE-233) MD Zaid (2009-EE-231) Usman Jillani (2009-EE-214) Ghazanfar Ghafoor (2009-EE-192) Muhammad Waqas Bashir (2009-EE-174) Loai A.H. Abulebda (2009-EE-232) Advisor: Mrs. Amna Short Overview: Crowdsourcing is the process of getting work or funding‚ usually online‚ from a crowd of people. The word is a combination of the words ’crowd’ and ’outsourcing’. The idea is to take work and outsource it to
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The Good and Bad of Crowdsourcing Terry Harrington Southern New Hampshire University IT-100-X3088 Introduction to Info Tech 15EW3 The Good and Bad of Crowdsourcing "...we are only as strong as we are united‚ as weak as we are divided" (Rowling‚ 2000‚ p. 723). This famous quote could not be truer when it comes to the world of internet and crowdsourcing—“ the practice of obtaining needed services‚ ideas‚ or content by soliciting contributions from a large group of people and especially from the online
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5 What is crowdsourcing? How does the site Galaxy Zoo manage crowdsourcing? Crowdsourcing is the process of obtaining needed services‚ ideas‚ or content by soliciting contributions from a large group of people‚ and especially from an online community‚ rather than from traditional employees or suppliers. While this definition from Merriam Webster is valid‚ a more specific definition is heavily debated. The process of crowdsourcing is often used to subdivide tedious work and has occurred successfully
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Crowdsourcing What is? Crowdsourcing Crowdsourcing was used for first time like a word in a Wired magazine article written for Jeff Howe on June 2006.The word comes from a mix between ‘crowd’ and ‘outsourcing’. In this article‚ the author try to remark how technology has reduced the gap between professionals and amateur and how companies can take advantage of this without having to pay for ‘externalize’ services who can be made in an open calling to whoever wants to reply. It’s a win-win
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“Crowdsourcing is a new phenomenon enabled by evolving information and communication technologies”(Aitamurto‚ 2011) Crowdsourcing is a neologism for the act of taking tasks traditionally performed by an employee or contractor and outsourcing it to a group of people or community in the form of an open call. For example‚ the public may be invited to develop a new technology‚ carry out a design task‚ refine or carry out the steps of an algorithm‚ or help capture‚ systematize or analyze large amounts
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CROWDSOURCING IN PRODUCT DESIGN FROM A MARKETING PERSPECTIVE ABSTRACT Crowdsourcing is the practice of outsourcing tasks including a form of compensation to a wide external group of people. It is a newly used term which refers to the process of obtaining services‚ ideas‚ or content by seeking contributions from a large group of people particularly from the online community rather than from traditional employees or suppliers. Multiple types of businesses nowadays are using crowdsourcing for a
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