Top 4 Crowdsourcing Challenges
- Daisy McCarty
- Aug 18, 2017
Collaborating with consumers and freelancers can be a boon for business. But watch out for these four crowdsourcing challenges.
Crowdsourcing
Focused research about the impact of crowdsourcing and crowdfunding on the economy at large
Crowdsourcing: An Old Idea Amplified by Modern Technology
- Brittany Corners
- Mar 9, 2016
It might seem like crowdsourcing work is purely a 21st-century innovation. The term “crowdsourcing” itself was coined in 2005 by Wired magazine editors Jeff Howe and Mark Robinson and subsequently popularized a year later when Howe used it in an article and a companion blog post. Regardless, while the term is fairly new, the idea…
Crowdfunding Gone Wild
- Brittany Corners
- Jan 21, 2016
In this week’s edition of the OneSpace On-demand Economy Insider Report, we take a quick look at how businesses can harness the power of crowdsourcing and have a little fun with poorly conceived GoFundMe crowdfunding campaigns. Three advantages to crowdsourcing for businesses We can think of at least a dozen, but Varsity Tutors CEO and…
How Crowdsourced Labor Helps Eliminate Employment Discrimination
- Brittany Corners
- Jan 18, 2016
In a perfect world, every person’s level of success at work would be based on merit. The most qualified and capable candidate would get the job. The employees who work hardest and produce at the highest level would be promoted first and paid best. Worker evaluations would be entirely objective and based on clear, quantifiable…
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