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shared by Jacob Nemirov on 06 Feb 14 - No Cached

Crowdsourcing & Quality: The principle of crowdsourcing is that more heads are better than one. By canvassing a large crowd of people for ideas, skills, or participation, the quality of content and idea generation will be superior.
- Jacob Nemirov on 06 Feb 14
  
  This will remain true as long as instructions given to participants are clearly understood and that the results they give are monitored effectively.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This will remain true as long as instructions given to participants are clearly understood and that the results they give are monitored effectively.</div>
  
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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 a crowd of workers.
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Famous Example: Wikipedia
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shared by Jacob Nemirov on 06 Feb 14 - No Cached

the idea of asking consumers to create ads and design products has already become an accepted practice.
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These initiatives typically tout the importance of companies creating new interactive relationships with their consumers in the digital age.
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this concept of "crowdsourcing" is not necessarily utopian in all forms. The main reason is compensation--or, more accurately, the lack thereof.
- Jacob Nemirov on 06 Feb 14
  
  Interesting to consider: Is crowdsourcing simply exploitation?
  
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