What is Crowd Sourcing? |
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When jobs and tasks are outsourced to a distributed group of people it’s called as crowd sourcing. Crowd sourcing is cheaper and it results in a greater number of solutions for a problem as the problem or the task is opened up to a large group from whom solutions and results are obtained. What makes crowdsourcing problematic that since the costs are relatively lower often when the results and solutions are presented; they are not of high standard and most often than not, novices try their hand when tasks are outsourced. So, the finished product often lacks the sophisticated outlook presented by a seasoned and experienced individual. |
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Some of the earliest and the finest examples of crowdsourcing include: |
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2. Oxford English dictionary in 1884
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3. Toyota logo contest in 1936
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4. The Sydney opera house in 1955
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5. Wikipedia launched in 2001
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6. American idol season in 2002
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7. YouTube launched in 2005
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In 2006, the term crowd sourcing was coined. And since then hundreds of businesses have benefitted from crowdsourcing.
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How does crowd sourcing work? |
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History of Design Crowdsourcing – An Infographic |
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