crowdsourcing
Distributed public contribution
Crowdsourcing is obtaining work, ideas, or funding by soliciting contributions from a large group of people, typically online.
Rather than hiring employees or contractors, a company or individual puts out an open call: The project was crowdsourced to volunteers worldwide.
Crowdfunding is a specific type where money is raised from many small contributors.
The practice harnesses collective effort for tasks ranging from encyclopedia writing to product design to scientific research.
Nonprofessionals contributing to studies
- mappingDiagram of correspondences
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
- taggingAttaching identifying markers
- surveysSystematic information gathering
reporting · verification · translation · transcription · digitization
Joint effort toward shared aim
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- distributedDivided and given out
- collectiveJointly organized group
pooled · shared · community-driven · networked · decentralized · volunteer · participatory · wiki
Those who give help
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- involvementState of being engaged
- submissionYielding to another's will
- inputData received for processing
feedback · voting · rating · tagging · annotation · labeling · microtasks · verification
Financial supporters
- pledgeBinding promise given
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- fundraiserEvent collecting money
- microfinanceSmall loans for poor entrepreneurs
donation · supporters · contribution · stretch goal · preorder · sponsorship · capital · financing
Deceptive device concealing operator
- microtasksTiny units of work
- gig workIndependent, temporary task employment
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- annotationAdded explanatory comment
Forming mental concepts
- brainstormingGenerating many ideas freely
- suggestionsProposed ideas or advice
- proposalsFormal offers or plans
- solutionsAnswers to problems
challenges · competitions · prizes · hackathon · problem-solving · breakthroughs · concepts · prototyping
citizen science
Nonprofessionals contributing to studies
- mappingDiagram of correspondences
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
- taggingAttaching identifying markers
surveys · reporting · verification · translation · transcription · digitization
teamwork
Joint effort toward shared aim
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- distributedDivided and given out
collective · pooled · shared · community-driven · networked · decentralized · volunteer · participatory · wiki · commons
contributors
Those who give help
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- involvementState of being engaged
- submissionYielding to another's will
input · feedback · voting · rating · tagging · annotation · labeling · microtasks · verification · moderation
backers
Financial supporters
- pledgeBinding promise given
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- fundraiserEvent collecting money
microfinance · donation · supporters · contribution · stretch goal · preorder · sponsorship · capital · financing · equity
mechanical turk
Deceptive device concealing operator
- microtasksTiny units of work
- gig workIndependent, temporary task employment
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
ideation
Forming mental concepts
- brainstormingGenerating many ideas freely
- suggestionsProposed ideas or advice
- proposalsFormal offers or plans
solutions · challenges · competitions · prizes · hackathon · problem-solving · breakthroughs · concepts · prototyping · design contests
- civic techcivic engagement, e-government, e-governance, open data, open government
- digital societysocial networks, internet, digital age, internet culture, digital natives
- journalismreporters, interview, editors, student editors, school paper
- collaborationteamwork, partnership, co-creation, alliance, sharing
- cooperationteamwork, collaboration, joint effort, mutual aid, mutual support
- interactiontalking, sharing, helping, meeting, joining
crowdsourcingprofessional services
Fee-based expert work
craftsmanship · consultancy · commissioned work · curated selection · guild system
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