About
Crowdsourcing is a neologistic compound of Crowd and a short for Outsourcing, for the act of taking tasks traditionally performed by an employee or contractor, and outsourcing them to a group of people or community, through an “open call” to a large group of people (a crowd) asking for contributions. [Wikipedia]
Jeff Howe coined the term crowdsourcing in an article in wired magazine. He then wrote a book which is highly recommended. This blog is intended to delve into current trends, news and updates on the crowdsourcing revolution.
Fergus Dyer-Smith – I am the CEO of Wooshii.com an online platform that allows users to source creative people to work on motion or rich media projects. Think flash games, viral videos or product demonstrations. The crowdsourcing world both fascinates and inspires me. The communication revolution has meant like never before humanity can come together to solve problems and offer opportunity.
Ricardo Fonseca – I joined Wooshii as a volunteer editor in 2009 having spent a good amount of time using the service. I have since become the community manager at Wooshii along with writing a blog theviralmarketingblog.com
2010