crowdsourced
Mass-contributed online data
Crowdsourced describes work, information, or funding gathered from a large number of people, typically via the internet.
A crowdsourced project draws on distributed contributions rather than traditional employees or experts: The map was crowdsourced from thousands of volunteer editors.
Crowdsourcing harnesses collective effort—whether for encyclopedia entries, product designs, or startup capital.
Those who give help
- volunteersUnpaid willing workers
- communityCollective of connected people
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- inputData received for processing
engagement · masses · public · amateur · decentralized · bottom-up · networked · collective
User-editable web pages
- citizen-sciencePublic participation in research
- fact-checkingConfirming accuracy of claims
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- translationConverting between languages
forums · tagging · annotation
Financial supporters
- pledgeBinding promise given
- donationsGifts to organizations
- fundraiserEvent collecting money
- microfinanceSmall loans for poor entrepreneurs
campaign · supporters · contributions · peer-to-peer · preorder · patronage · milestone · all-or-nothing
Forming mental concepts
- hackathonTimed team programming event
- challengeTest of ability
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- bountyReward for capture
prize · submission · prototype · pitch · feedback · co-creation · improvement · problem-solving
Tiny units of work
- freelanceSelf-employed project work
- distributedDivided and given out
- outsourcedAssigned to external parties
- pieceworkPay per unit produced
annotation · labeling · transcription · moderation · verification
Embedding coordinates in media
- navigationDetermining position and course
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
- real-timeOccurring without processing delay
- verificationProving something accurate
contributors
Those who give help
- volunteersUnpaid willing workers
- communityCollective of connected people
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
input · engagement · masses · public · amateur · decentralized · bottom-up · networked · collective · mobilization
wiki
User-editable web pages
- citizen-sciencePublic participation in research
- fact-checkingConfirming accuracy of claims
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
translation · forums · tagging · annotation
backers
Financial supporters
- pledgeBinding promise given
- donationsGifts to organizations
- fundraiserEvent collecting money
microfinance · campaign · supporters · contributions · peer-to-peer · preorder · patronage · milestone · all-or-nothing
ideation
Forming mental concepts
- hackathonTimed team programming event
- challengeTest of ability
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
bounty · prize · submission · prototype · pitch · feedback · co-creation · improvement · problem-solving
microtasks
Tiny units of work
- freelanceSelf-employed project work
- distributedDivided and given out
- outsourcedAssigned to external parties
piecework · annotation · labeling · transcription · moderation · verification
geotagging
Embedding coordinates in media
- navigationDetermining position and course
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
- real-timeOccurring without processing delay
- Production Methodsmass production, handmade, artisanal, batch production, assembly line
crowdsourcedin-house
Within the organization
proprietary · centralized · outsourced · homegrown · self-produced
crowdsourcedtop-down
Directed from highest level
hierarchical · closed · curated · gatekept · proprietary