Crowdsourcing
noun
A process of getting information or input into a task or project by asking a large group of people, usually through the internet.
By crowdsourcing ideas, the company was able to develop a new product that really excited their customers.
Often appears as...
- crowdsourcing ideas
- crowdsourcing projects
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Technical
noun
A process of getting information or input into a task or project by asking a large group of people, usually through the internet.
By crowdsourcing ideas, the company was able to develop a new product that really excited their customers.
Often appears as...
- crowdsourcing ideas
- crowdsourcing projects
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Large Scale
Crowdsourcing involves many people, highlighting the benefit of collective effort.
The wildlife charity used crowdsourcing to collect thousands of nature photos.
Pro Tip 2/3Internet Power
Online platforms are often used to reach a vast, diverse audience for crowdsourcing.
The startup launched a crowdsourcing campaign on social media to find a logo.
Pro Tip 3/3Public Involvement
Crowdsourcing invites the general public to contribute, not just experts.
A local government used crowdsourcing to gather residents' opinions on a new park.
Pro Tip 1/3Large Scale
Crowdsourcing involves many people, highlighting the benefit of collective effort.
The wildlife charity used crowdsourcing to collect thousands of nature photos.
Pro Tip 2/3Internet Power
Online platforms are often used to reach a vast, diverse audience for crowdsourcing.
The startup launched a crowdsourcing campaign on social media to find a logo.
Pro Tip 3/3Public Involvement
Crowdsourcing invites the general public to contribute, not just experts.
A local government used crowdsourcing to gather residents' opinions on a new park.
Pro Tip 1/3Large Scale
Crowdsourcing involves many people, highlighting the benefit of collective effort.
The wildlife charity used crowdsourcing to collect thousands of nature photos.
Pro Tip 2/3Internet Power
Online platforms are often used to reach a vast, diverse audience for crowdsourcing.
The startup launched a crowdsourcing campaign on social media to find a logo.
Pro Tip 3/3Public Involvement
Crowdsourcing invites the general public to contribute, not just experts.
A local government used crowdsourcing to gather residents' opinions on a new park.
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125th Anniversary...
well you asked you asked how how did I get people to participate is that what you're asking what are you getting more people to participate using social media for your project or is it just free publicity and word of mouth sort of how do you get the people to sign on and help do the crowdsourcing how are they
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Erik Hersman: How...
How do we deal with that information that is coming in? You can't understand what is actually happening. On the ground and around the world people are still curious, and trying to figure out what is going on. But they don't know. So what we built of course, Ushahidi, is crowdsourcing this information.
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The thrilling potential...
Maybe even think about crowdsourcing with your neighbors the grid from the ground up, rather than waiting for the government to bring it from the top down. So in Africa, we have this extraordinary opportunity right now, an extraordinary opportunity, to change the world and create an energy system
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Less stuff, more...
smaller footprint it's actually a great way to save you some money and it's gonna give you a little more ease in your life so I started a project called life edited at life attitude org to further this conversation and to find some great solutions in this area first up crowdsourcing my 420 square
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Hunting for Peru's lost...
we are going to partnering with some incredible organizations, first of all with DigitalGlobe, the world's largest provider of high-resolution commercial satellite imagery. They're going to be helping us build out this amazing crowdsourcing platform they have. Maybe some of you used it
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Upturning Tornadoes PIPE...
an opportunity in that to actually advance tornado science by better understanding the storm that caused there the disaster so we reached out on social media we did what we call crowdsourcing which is going on social media and requesting hey were you there did you see something
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Maker space; supporting...
software for crowdsourcing information but then it's grown it's been five years now and it's starting to exemplify and to create that bridge between the idea of Africa and the idea of the technology world it's a connection and it actually showed that things can come out of
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Making food transparent...
anyway one unique characteristic about our food data engine is that every time someone scans the food we store it in our database and we learn better and our algorithms become more accurate so essentially this is actually a crowdsourcing project a community
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Should you donate your...
Which is why we only have drugs for a small proportion of diseases. But you could change all this. You could help discover new, cheaper drugs for currently untreatable diseases. It's all about medical crowdsourcing.
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Join an archaeological...
stage and I made a wish born of a childhood dream to discover ancient sites now expanded to the world we spent the last year building globalexplorer an online citizen science crowdsourcing
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125th Anniversary...
well you asked you asked how how did I get people to participate is that what you're asking what are you getting more people to participate using social media for your project or is it just free publicity and word of mouth sort of how do you get the people to sign on and help do the crowdsourcing how are they
Video examples
Erik Hersman: How...
How do we deal with that information that is coming in? You can't understand what is actually happening. On the ground and around the world people are still curious, and trying to figure out what is going on. But they don't know. So what we built of course, Ushahidi, is crowdsourcing this information.
Video examples
The thrilling potential...
Maybe even think about crowdsourcing with your neighbors the grid from the ground up, rather than waiting for the government to bring it from the top down. So in Africa, we have this extraordinary opportunity right now, an extraordinary opportunity, to change the world and create an energy system
Video examples
Less stuff, more...
smaller footprint it's actually a great way to save you some money and it's gonna give you a little more ease in your life so I started a project called life edited at life attitude org to further this conversation and to find some great solutions in this area first up crowdsourcing my 420 square
Video examples
Hunting for Peru's lost...
we are going to partnering with some incredible organizations, first of all with DigitalGlobe, the world's largest provider of high-resolution commercial satellite imagery. They're going to be helping us build out this amazing crowdsourcing platform they have. Maybe some of you used it
Video examples
Upturning Tornadoes PIPE...
an opportunity in that to actually advance tornado science by better understanding the storm that caused there the disaster so we reached out on social media we did what we call crowdsourcing which is going on social media and requesting hey were you there did you see something
Video examples
Maker space; supporting...
software for crowdsourcing information but then it's grown it's been five years now and it's starting to exemplify and to create that bridge between the idea of Africa and the idea of the technology world it's a connection and it actually showed that things can come out of
Video examples
Making food transparent...
anyway one unique characteristic about our food data engine is that every time someone scans the food we store it in our database and we learn better and our algorithms become more accurate so essentially this is actually a crowdsourcing project a community
Video examples
Should you donate your...
Which is why we only have drugs for a small proportion of diseases. But you could change all this. You could help discover new, cheaper drugs for currently untreatable diseases. It's all about medical crowdsourcing.
Video examples
Join an archaeological...
stage and I made a wish born of a childhood dream to discover ancient sites now expanded to the world we spent the last year building globalexplorer an online citizen science crowdsourcing
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Anand Giridharadas
American Author
Crowdsourcing aid is a cunning way to work around the do-nothing corridors of official Washington. But it also raises complicated questions about the nature of humanitarianism and what it means for a 'nation' to help.
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Peter Diamandis
American Businessman
As I've conducted my interviews with crowdsourcing entrepreneurs and experts, it's constantly hit me that your ability to do something big and bold is really a function of the size and quality of your crowd.
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Freddie Wong
American Director
The Lionsgate deal came at an opportune time. It allows us to get our projects financed and create long-form content without needing to be reliant on brand deals or crowdsourcing for external financing.
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Harper Reed
American Businessman
Crowdsourcing is the future. However, if you don't trust your users to build/create/upload awesome work, they won't trust you with their crowd capital.
Quote examples
Anand Giridharadas
American Author
Crowdsourcing aid is a cunning way to work around the do-nothing corridors of official Washington. But it also raises complicated questions about the nature of humanitarianism and what it means for a 'nation' to help.
Quote examples
Peter Diamandis
American Businessman
As I've conducted my interviews with crowdsourcing entrepreneurs and experts, it's constantly hit me that your ability to do something big and bold is really a function of the size and quality of your crowd.
Quote examples
Freddie Wong
American Director
The Lionsgate deal came at an opportune time. It allows us to get our projects financed and create long-form content without needing to be reliant on brand deals or crowdsourcing for external financing.
Quote examples
Harper Reed
American Businessman
Crowdsourcing is the future. However, if you don't trust your users to build/create/upload awesome work, they won't trust you with their crowd capital.
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