is aneologismfor the actof taking a tasktraditionally performedby an employee or contractor , andoutsourcingit to anundefined, generallylarge group of peopleor community in theform of an open call.
Inviting the public to helpcomplete a task or solve a problem.
Mobcasting The News: Crowdsourcing, Volunteers and Journalism (updated)
Updated version of my powerpoint presentation on the history of crowdsourcing in journalism and how it's used at NPR. Adds a few extra slides and f...
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Updated version of my powerpoint presentation on the history of crowdsourcing in journalism and how it's used at NPR. Adds a few extra slides and fixes the broken images that appeared in the original powerpoint upload.
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Nice reflective piece. Brought to mind the story @ WSJ firing their 'liberal' blogging correspondent. Mob interest doesn't linger. Participatory culture provides many birds eye views, but no safety nets. Have we refined our sense of forgiveness enough to tolerate the 'spot-on' errors.
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