Crowdsourcing

Randy Burge: Internet allows us to resource the crowd
By Randy BurgeMonday, April 9, 2007
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Crowdsourcing is one of those heady new words, a neologism coined from two other words, to describe global work-related phenomena unleashed by Internet connectivity.
Crowdsourcing is a new business model taking the concept of work, workers and business beyond the more familiar work force stretches of telecommuting, outsourcing and open-sourcing, to ever-expanding virtual realms with great opportunities and perils for business or careers.

In crowdsourcing, a job no longer equals the output of one person, nor the work of a group, nor even the company in some examples. Rather, the tasks normally assigned to one person, work group or company are opened up via the Internet to be completed or resolved by an undefined number of people who may either work for pay or who contribute as volunteers.


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