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An easy read that will let you know what crowdsourcing is, and explains it with good examples.
An article from 2007 explaining the concepts of crowdsourcing with some good examples.
An interesting article and an extensive comment stream challenging the merits of crowdsourcing.
A good read on how crowdsourcing drives participation within communities and let people feel recognized and heard.
A start for those looking to learn about the fundamentals of crowdsourcing.
CrowdSource is the exclusive provider of the Scalable Workforce platform, which is designed to enhance Amazons Mechanical Turk with features to better manage work and the workforce. From providing...
Slides from Carl Esposti's plenary discussion of enterprise crowdsourcing at CrowdConf2011.
A number of different types of tasks can be crowdsourced, but most tasks fall into four major categories: *Microtasks - involve large projects that are broken down into tiny tasks....
This article is a good example of how company is using crowdsourcing to solve a problem.
A good read on how crowdsourcing is affecting different industries.
An interesting read and an example of how the complexities of electronic design automation can be crowdsourced.
In parallel to convincing the readers that crowdsourcing is here to stay, the author raises some thought-provoking questions in this article, about the challenges and impact of crowdsourcing and...
This article has addressed two very contrasting impacts of crowdsourcing on the design industry - threat and opportunities, with excellent examples.
It's an interesting debate on crowdsourcing vs. smartsourcing. It argues that it depends on the objectives of the activity and the desired result as to whether crowdsourcing should be the way...
In this article Aliza presents a number of examples of different categories of crowdsourcing: work, input and organizing.
Can crowdsourcing markets scale? MTurk can tag a thousand images within a few hours. But what will happen if we place one million images in the market? Will there be enough labor to handle all of...
Promising site that will change how Crowdsourcing projects are setup and executed.
Crowdsourcing is fundamentally changing business, government, non-profits, education, research, and other sectors. Remarkably, we’re just seeing the tip of the iceberg.
The critical issue for freelancers is to find sites that allow them to earn more for their work than they could on their own. Some crowdsourcing sites are approaching this point, especially sites...
Various companies (like Starbucks, Sara Lee, Kraft, Fiat Mio, P&G, Unilever, Dell, Betavine, LEGO, Peugeot, Fluevog) have been crowdsourcing in order to further improve their brand or services
Founded in 2010, the industry website, Crowdsourcing.org, is a neutral organization dedicated solely to crowdsourcing and crowdfunding. As one of the most influential and credible authorities in the crowdsourcing space, Crowdsourcing.org is recognized worldwide for its intellectual capital, crowdsourcing and crowdfunding practice expertise and unbiased thought leadership.
