CrowdSourcing – Tracking the Rise of the Amateur

CrowdSourcing – Tracking the Rise of the Amateur
http://www.crowdsourcing.com/

Simply defined, crowdsourcing represents the act of a company or institution taking a function once performed by employees and outsourcing it to an undefined (and generally large) network of people in the form of an open call. This can take the form of peer-production (when the job is performed collaboratively), but is also often undertaken by sole individuals. The crucial prerequisite is the use of the open call format and the large network of potential laborers. This has been added to Internet Experts Subject Tracer™ Information Blog.