Tag: Crowdsourcing

How is Crowdsourcing changing methods of labor on the internet?

  Crowdsourcing is changing the methods of labor on the internet by taking away labor jobs for a business as small as taking photos. In the article “ The Rise of Crowdsourcing” by Jeff Howe it states “Menashe emailed Harmel to say that, regretfully, the deal was off. “I discovered a stock photo site called …

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Crowdsourcing and User Generated Content

The concept of crowdsourcing can be described as the practice of gathering information, data, and opinions from large groups of people over the internet. These people either paid or unpaid, are brought in to assist companies, websites, and organizations with services such as voting, finances, and micro-tasks. The existence of crowdsourcing has changed the methods …

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