the practice of getting ideas, opinions or help to develop something from large groups of people, often members of the public using the internet
The images are almost exclusivelygathered by crowdsourcing via the internet.
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The internet
access number
account name
address
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Requests and demands
demand
request
appeal
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Help
help
contribution
assistance
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crowdsourcing
noun uncountable
US /ˈkraʊdˌsɔrsɪŋ/
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crowdsourceverb
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the practice of getting ideas, opinions or help to develop something from large groups of people, often members of the public using the internet
The images are almost exclusivelygathered by crowdsourcing via the internet.
Synonyms and related words
The internet
access number
account name
address
Synonyms and related words
Requests and demands
demand
request
appeal
Featured as a BuzzWord!
The term crowdsourcing was coined by the US journalist Jeff Howe, in a June 2006 article in Wired magazine. However the concept underlying it – essentially harnessing the collaborative potential afforded by Web 2.0 — has been around somewhat longer.