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Definition of crowdsourcing

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noun

(countable, uncountable)The delegation of 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.

“P&G is one of InnoCentive’s earliest and best customers, but the company works with other crowdsourcing networks as well.”
“While not a new phenomenon, crowdsourcing is really growing as a business trend.”
“Costs can be reduced by crowdsourcing more content.”

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noun

(countable, uncountable)The delegation of 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.

“P&G is one of InnoCentive’s earliest and best customers, but the company works with other crowdsourcing networks as well.”
“While not a new phenomenon, crowdsourcing is really growing as a business trend.”
“Costs can be reduced by crowdsourcing more content.”

verb

(form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of crowdsource

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Coined by American journalist Jeff Howe in 2006, see quotations. From crowd + sourcing, by analogy with outsourcing.

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