What is Crowdsourcing

The practice of soliciting and obtaining ideas and services from a large group of people particularly via online communities.

Type of participative online activity in which an individual, an institution, a non-profit organization, or company proposes to a group of individuals of varying knowledge, heterogeneity, and number, via a flexible open call, the voluntary undertaking of a task.

The process of collecting different types of resources through the sum of contributions obtained from a significant group of people, whereby each person's individual contribution is relatively small to the whole

The connection of large groups of people online to source and organise expertise, knowledge, time, beta testing and resources for a specific aim.

The act of taking a job traditionally performed by a designated agent (usually an employee) and outsourcing it to an undefined, generally large group of people in the form of an open call’ (Howe, 2006). So crowdsourcing stands literally for outsourcing to a crowd.

A type of collaboration that outsources tasks previously performed by employees, involving other groups of people or communities through open calls for support.

A business model in which one party (an individual, a company, a NGO, a public institution) solicits a group of individuals for solving a task via the Internet.

As it relates to digital literacy, crowdsourcing is a type of online dialog in which contributors bring together varied backgrounds, experiences, and levels of expertise related to a defined topic. The crowd contributes to the discussion with the understanding that a common goal will be reached for the benefit of all contributors.

Crowdsourcing is the act of taking a job traditionally performed by a designated agent (usually an employee) and outsourcing it to an undefined, generally large group of people in the form of an open call.

Crowdsourcing is an act of performing a GIS task by a user on a voluntary basis for a set of users. This type of action is based on a bottom-up approach. It is associated with the creation of data through a group dynamic. The crowdsourced data collection is carried out using portable devices (GPS, PC, mobile phones) and the data is synchronized in the central database, accessible and shareable, based on services and maps on the web.

The technique of presenting a problem statement to the public and floating an open call for solution proposals is known as crowdsourcing. The major advantage it possesses is that it uses modern Web technologies and tools for circulating the problem and collecting responses.

The use of online users to collectively contribute and aggregate information towards a common goal. Initially coined by Jeff Howe and Mark Robinson to describe the way commercial entities outsourced tasks to the crowd over the World Wide Web.

It is execution and development of products modality collaboratively, in which responsibility and workloads of projects are distributed in public and open platforms in where different users contribute to the online project development and receiving a payment for the contribution.

“The act of taking a job traditionally performed by a designated agent (usually an employee) and outsourcing it to undefined generally large group of people in the form of open call” (Howe, 2006 AU40: The in-text citation "Howe, 2006" is not in the reference list. Please correct the citation, add the reference to the list, or delete the citation. ).

Crowdsourcing is a marketing strategy in which an organization outsources part of its operational activities to an ambiguous group of many individual contributors for advertisements, spamming, influencing people by increasing number of followers, friends, etc.

The practice of obtaining ideas, services or content by soliciting contributions from a large group of people (especially from an online community); combining the efforts of numerous self-identified volunteers. Contamination of “crowd” and “outsourcing”.

Is the practice of obtaining needed services, ideas, or content by soliciting contributions from a large group of people and especially from the online community rather than from traditional employees or suppliers.

Crowdsourcing is a type of participative online activity in which an individual, an institution, a non-profit organization, or company proposes to a group of individuals of varying knowledge, heterogeneity, and number, via a flexible open call, the voluntary undertaking of a task (Estellés-Arolas and González-Ladrón-de-Guevara, 2012, p. 197).

A combination of the words “crowd” and “sourcing”. It is a content generation model which involves obtaining information by enlisting the services of a large number of people, either paid or unpaid, typically via the Internet using social networking platforms and techniques.

Crowdsourcing is an act of performing a GIS task by a user on a voluntary basis for a set of users. This type of action is based on a bottom-up approach. It is associated with the creation of data through a group dynamic. The crowdsourced data collection is carried out using portable devices (GPS, PC, mobile phones) and the data is synchronized in the central database, accessible and shareable, based on services and maps on the web.

It is a new way of carrying out certain jobs, considered a trend that employs mass collaboration through new technologies for the execution of projects, it is a tool to outsource tasks and thus decrease the workload of members of a company, providing creativity and fresh air to certain processes. Crowdsourcing seeks to outsource or delegate tasks to leave them in charge of a large group of people or community. This community made up of qualified professionals, who present their proposals, ideas and nominations and the company will choose the most suitable person (s) to carry out different jobs, solve the most complex problems and contribute to the business development through new and relevant ideas. The objective is to carry out the tasks in a shorter period with more effective results thanks to more manpower and the contribution of solutions. In this way, the effort on the part of the client, supplier or company is reduced. The chosen or chosen within a community will be rewarded for their work in an economic, material or even labor way.

In citizen-based journalism, crowdsourcing is a practice of asking citizens to cover a story and submit their reports, photos, and/or video for editing. The established news source then uses the submitted stories as source material to create a final story.

Crowdsourcing is the process of obtaining needed services, ideas, or content by soliciting contributions from a large group of people, and especially from an online community, rather than from traditional employees or suppliers. This process is often used to subdivide tedious work or to fund-raise startup companies and charities. It combines the efforts of numerous self-identified volunteers or part-time workers, where each contributor of their own initiative adds a small portion to the greater result. The term “crowdsourcing” is a portmanteau of “crowd” and “outsourcing”; it is distinguished from outsourcing in that the work comes from an undefined public rather than being commissioned from a specific, named group.

A term describing outsourcing to bigger crowds or communities.

Enlisting contributions of knowledge or content from the general public and especially from an online community.

Practice of enlisting the help of many people in order to generate. content, particularly in online environments.

It is the process of soliciting input from a sizable group of individuals, generally via online platforms, to resolve issues, acquire data, or finish projects.

A business model in which one party (an individual, a company, a NGO, a public institution) solicits a group of individuals for solving a task via the Internet.

Gathering input and information from a large number of volunteers in order to produce reference material or achieve an outcome. Examples of crowdsourcing: Wikipedia, IMDB, and Amber Alerts.

A modern business term to indicate the process of obtaining needed services, ideas, or content by asking for contributions from an online community.

The organization's operation, consisting in the inclusion of virtual communities, in the form of an open call via an online platform, in problem solving, implementation of innovations or creating ideas or other tasks so far only implemented by the organization’s employees.

Is the act of outsourcing tasks, traditionally performed by an employee or contractor, to an undefined, large group of people or community (a “crowd”), through an open call.

Going to the mass public through social media accounts to acquire information or other resources for particular projects or endeavors.

Collective intelligence gathered by volunteers.

A method that involves and uses “crowds” (i.e., large, undefined, randomly distributed, undirected, unsupervised groups of people) to perform tasks and accomplish goals.

As it relates to digital literacy, crowdsourcing is a type of online dialog in which contributors bring together varied backgrounds, experiences, and levels of expertise related to a defined topic. The crowd contributes to the discussion with the understanding that a common goal will be reached for the benefit of all contributors.

That is crowd (mass, multitude)+sourcing – has a substantial reference, though we proposed a reconnaissance of the main lines of research on the topic, focusing the analysis on social technology (McKinsey Research, 2012).

Outsourcing of a formally internal conducted activity to a large and undefined or at least loosely defined crowd of people in form of an open call and, thus, to be distinguished from traditional outsourcing towards one or few contractors. Crowdsourcing can comprise of trivial, creative or complex tasks.

use of the knowledge and/or skills of a multitude of individuals in order to provide solutions, ideas, or improvements to a specific proposal put forward by one organization.

Involves obtaining work, information, or opinions from a large group of people who submit their data via the Internet, social media, and smartphone apps. People involved in crowdsourcing sometimes work as paid freelancers, while others perform small tasks on a voluntary basis.

The activity of getting information or input for a task or a project in various sectors from a large and relatively open group of internet users.

Crowdsourcing is the act of collecting services, ideas, or content through the contributions of a large group of people.

A process for getting contributions (work or material), usually online, from a crowd of people, typically from outside the organization or company.

The process of obtaining knowledge support by soliciting contributions from a large group of people, especially from an online community.

A business model in which one party (an individual, a company, a NGO, a public institution) solicits a group of individuals for solving a task via the Internet.

The practice of hiring a (large) group of people (the ‘crowd’) to accomplish a certain task, usually a repetitive task that does not require special training but that must be carried out over a large amount of data.

The practice of obtaining input into a task by enlisting the services of a large number of people mainly via online channels such as the Internet and SNS.

This is a participatory activity online that involves two parties: the user and the company / brand.

The method of using skills or information provided by the public in order to resolve tasks in a collective manner through electronic means.

A process by which an organization or individual can exploit and connect information or solutions from a versatile spread group of people. Essentially, it can be described as an open call for proposals from the public hence providing real directions and needs for development where strategic development planning can rely on.

The practice of inviting, via open calls, individuals, or groups to contribute to the completion of online tasks by sharing data or knowledge, completing given pre-defined tasks, or helping fund initiatives. These tasks can be either done for free or for different types of compensation.

A practice of engaging a group for a common goal, such as data collection, data analysis or dissemination information.

Production of segmented content by contributions of a large group of people.

Crowdsourcing is the Information Technology mediated engagement of crowds for the purposes of problem-solving, task completion, idea generation, and production.

Using technology to engage and collect citizen input; leveraging the ‘wisdom of the crowd’.

A process for getting contributions (work or material), usually online, from a crowd of people, typically from outside the organization or company.

Crowdsourcing is related to the act of collective intellectual gathering of information that comes from the public to be used in completing a business-related task.

This is a participatory activity online that involves two parties: the user and the company / brand.

Obtaining information’s or inputs by enlisting the paid, or normally unpaid services of a large number of people, typically via internet.

An online participatory activity in which an organization proposes to a group of individuals of knowledge, heterogeneity and variable number, the voluntary performance of a task through a flexible open call.