English

Noun

crowdsourcing ‎(uncountable)

1. (neologism) Delegating a task to a large diffuse group in order to introduce new or more developed skill sets and improve efficiency. There is usually no substantial monetary compensation involved.
   • June 2006, Jeff Howe, Wired Magazine 14.06, "The Rise of Crowdsourcing" :

     "P&G is one of InnoCentive’s earliest and best customers, but the company works with other crowdsourcing networks as well."

   • January 2007, Jessi Hempel, Business Week, "Tapping the Wisdom of the Crowd":

     "While not a new phenomenon, crowdsourcing is really growing as a business trend."

   • July 2007, Twisted, comp.lang.java.programmer:

     "Costs can be reduced by crowdsourcing more content."

Related terms

• crowdworker

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Verb

crowdsourcing

1. present participle of crowdsource