crowdsources
Taps the masses
Crowdsources means to obtain something—ideas, funding, labor, content—from a large group of people, typically via the internet.
The crowd replaces traditional sources like employees or experts: The company crowdsources product ideas from its customers.
Crowdsourcing harnesses distributed effort, whether for Wikipedia articles, Kickstarter campaigns, or identifying objects in photos.
User-editable web pages
- citizen scienceNonprofessionals contributing to studies
- annotationAdded explanatory comment
- taggingAttaching identifying markers
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
classification · verification · data collection · collaborative editing · fact-checking · translation · mapping · documentation
Generating many ideas freely
- ideationForming mental concepts
- hackathonTimed team programming event
- contestOrganized competitive event
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
challenge · submission · voting · feedback · suggestion · pitch · solution · design
Small discrete work unit
- gigShort-term paid work
- freelanceSelf-employed project work
- distributedDivided and given out
- outsourcingThird-party task delegation
workers · marketplace · task · assignment · piecework · remote · on-demand · workforce
Financial supporter
- pledgeBinding promise given
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- donationVoluntary charitable gift
- microfinanceSmall loans for poor entrepreneurs
patron · contributor · supporter · capital · reward · preorder · stretch goal · crowdfunder
wiki
User-editable web pages
- citizen scienceNonprofessionals contributing to studies
- annotationAdded explanatory comment
- taggingAttaching identifying markers
transcription · classification · verification · data collection · collaborative editing · fact-checking · translation · mapping · documentation · research
brainstorming
Generating many ideas freely
- ideationForming mental concepts
- hackathonTimed team programming event
- contestOrganized competitive event
competition · challenge · submission · voting · feedback · suggestion · pitch · solution · design · innovation
microtask
Small discrete work unit
- gigShort-term paid work
- freelanceSelf-employed project work
- distributedDivided and given out
outsourcing · workers · marketplace · task · assignment · piecework · remote · on-demand · workforce · platform
backer
Financial supporter
microfinance · patron · contributor · supporter · capital · reward · preorder · stretch goal · crowdfunder · fundraiser
crowdsourcesmonopolizes
Claims exclusive control over
gatekeeps · hoards · silos · centralizes · closed-source