Summary
Each of these events involves a seminal moment when crowdsourcing came into greater public awareness being driven from calls to action that resulted in ever increasing numbers of individuals working together in a manner that has raised our collective consciousness.
We have selected our landmark crowdsourcing events based on criteria that make them notable because of their scale, their impact and the extent of their outreach to a wider audience both demographically and geographically. See if you agree with our choices!
Description
There are a myriad of possibilities in the search for crowdsourcing milestones that announced its advent and its adoption as a model for online production, problem solving and for organizing for collective action: Commercial applications, advertising campaigns that succeed or backfire, funding for entrepreneurial ventures. This list of one dozen focuses on the pinnacles that demonstrate crowdsourcing’s highest potential: For public good, scientific research and technological innovation.
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We tried to focus on initiatives that had a social impact or helped shaped the crowdsourcing industry. I would be very interested in your views on why you feel it was insulting to initiatives that weren't recognized and which ones you feel were left out.
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Posted by Carl Esposti
almost insultingly incomplete...good try though.
All comments are appreciated as long as they are constructive so thanks Truthbomb for your contribution to the dialogue.
We tried to focus on initiatives that had a social impact or helped shaped the crowdsourcing industry. I would be very interested in your views on why you feel it was insulting to initiatives that weren't recognized and which ones you feel were left out.