Crowdsourcing Definition

kroudsôrsĭng
noun
A method of outsourcing work over the Internet or similar network by appealing to people to contribute to the project independently or as a collaboration.
American Heritage
The definition of crowdsourcing means having the general public do research or other work for a company instead of employees or suppliers.
An example of crowdsourcing is a pharmaceutical company enlisting doctors and scientists to gather information for their products.
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Origin of Crowdsourcing

  • crowd (out)source –ing

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Crowdsourcing Sentence Examples

  • This technique is known as "crowdsourcing," and is a key factor in considering the relationship between artists and social media.

  • Crowdsourcing is a means of using the collective World Wide Web intelligence as a means of evaluating a specific product.

  • Given the visual nature of artwork, it's easy to see why crowdsourcing on social media websites can be a superb outlet for displaying an artist's talents.

  • I believe in crowdsourcing—well, crowdsourcing cubed.

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