crowdsourcing

Related to crowdsourcing: crowdfunding

crowdsource

To generate or acquire something, such as information, content, or an answer to a question, by soliciting it from a large network of people, often via social media. The phrase is a combination of the words "crowd" and "outsource," meaning to transfer or delegate a task to someone else. You can find the answer to just about any technical question by crowdsourcing it online. We crowdsourced our logo—an artist from Chicago submitted the design we liked the best.

crowdsourcing

The act of generating or acquiring something, such as information, content, or an answer to a question, by soliciting it from a large network of people, often via social media. The phrase is a combination of the words "crowd" and "outsource," meaning to transfer or delegate a task to someone else. You can find the answer to just about any technical question through online crowdsourcing. We got our logo via crowdsourcing. An artist from Chicago submitted the design we liked the best.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • crowdsource
  • source
  • crowdfund
  • fund
  • get the hang of
  • get the hang of (something)
  • get the hang of something
  • have a lock on
  • have a lock on (someone or something)
  • solicit for
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Following the crowdsourcing model, EYPS aims to be the UAE's largest school with its number of programmes, courses and partners.
"A key benefit of crowdsourcing, WAH/teleworking and the gig economy is access to specialized talent that may not all reside in the same area or that may be unwilling to commute to a central location to work."
Crowdsourcing is ideal for public libraries, because it is a tool that costs almost nothing and requires minimal staff time to use effectively.
Crowdsourcing em marketing representa uma forma para facilitar trocas por intermedio varias atividades, como: pesquisa de mercado, comunicacao, desenvolvimento de novos produtos e testes, desenvolvimento de ideias inovadoras e outros, no ambiente virtual.
Despite the importance and establishment of crowdsourcing in management sciences, it seems that it has not yet seen comprehensive and cross-case analyses.
An independent assessment committee is tasked with making sure that only projects with the most potential are approved for crowdsourcing.
"Due to the rapid development of ICT and the ease of communication between governments and customers, crowdsourcing or community collaboration has become a successful method of achieving community goals that matter to people," said Hamad Obaid Al Mansoori, TRA Director General.
Summary: New Delhi [India], Sept 18 (ANI): Ahead of the 2019 general elections, the Congress party has decided to collect funds for campaigning through crowdsourcing from its 10 lakh booths across the country.
With its recent crowdsourcing technology--a serious advancement in the resources available in the field--credit managers never have to miss the signs of bankruptcy again.
Crowdsourcing in recent years has proven to be an effective mechanism to harness collective intelligence and initiative (Hosio, Goncalves, Kostakos, & Riekki, 2015).
Visitors can try experimental applications and crowdsourcing programs, and tutorials will provide a steppingstone for new computational discovery.
Known as crowdsourced network optimization (CNO), it builds on traditional optimization, taking it further with crowdsourcing techniques and advanced analytics and strategy.
Crowdsourcing enables public officials to work outside the traditional structures (Dirks & Keeling, 2009) and engage citizens in innovative ways such that local issues are resolved without causing much strain in their resources (Desouza & Bhagwatwar, 2014).