crowdsource

To generate or acquire something, such as information, content, or an answer to a question, by soliciting it from a large network of people, often via social media. The phrase is a combination of the words "crowd" and "outsource," meaning to transfer or delegate a task to someone else. You can find the answer to just about any technical question by crowdsourcing it online. We crowdsourced our logo—an artist from Chicago submitted the design we liked the best. Sure, you can crowdsource health questions, but why not just call your doctor and get reliable, accurate answers?

crowdsourcing

The act of generating or acquiring something, such as information, content, or an answer to a question, by soliciting it from a large network of people, often via social media. The phrase is a combination of the words "crowd" and "outsource," meaning to transfer or delegate a task to someone else. You can find the answer to just about any technical question through online crowdsourcing. We got our logo via crowdsourcing. An artist from Chicago submitted the design we liked the best. Crowdsourcing health questions always strikes me as a bad idea. Why not just call your doctor and get reliable, accurate answers?

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She is the author of Crowdsource Your Library, Engage Your Community: The What, When, Why, and How.

Crowdsourcing in the Library

Ten technology firms -- ranging from Fortune 100 firms to fintech startups -- have been invited to participate in the Movement Crowdsource Challenge.

Movement Mortgage launches its inaugural Movement Crowdsource Challenge

Governments have been reticent to use "crowdsource" contests, save on occasions to name public buildings and zoo animals.

Crowdsourcing as a new instrument in the government's arsenal: explorations and considerations

During a Massachusetts Institute of Technology conference in 1999, McEwen listened intently to a presentation on the production of the Linux computer operating system using volunteer software developers to "crowdsource" its development over the Internet.

An industry best practice for the Intelligence Community?

Distributed Proofreaders, (49) is a crowdsource program which connects with Project Gutenburg.

Learning through play: games and crowdsourcing for adult education

"It was the fastest, easiest way to get crowdsource coverage within the moment.

Need a few thousand sources? Welcome to the world of crowdsourcing for information--is your newspaper on board?

* And Inkling Markets provides crowdsource testing of your online or product designs, as well as identification of the most promising projects in your portfolio.

The customer knows best: using crowdsourcing to build a better business

My Cause.' on its platform to crowdsource funds and support social causes by leveraging its vast network of millions of customers across India.

Ola launches new initiative for social causes

15 November 2013 - US managed crowdsourcing solutions provider CrowdSource unveiled an agreement to acquire San Francisco-based sector player Servio Inc, without disclosing financial terms.

CrowdSource to buy peer Servio

Casey Pugh's acclaimed mash-up Star Wars Uncut (www.starwarsuncut.com) used fan-submitted media to crowdsource a remake of the classic film Star Wars IV: A New Hope.

The work of art in the age of mediated participation: crowdsourced art and collective creativity

In other words, can I crowdsource without firing my advertising agency?

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