May 28th, 2006

Crowdsourcing: New buzzword?

Posted by Donna Bogatin @ 12:02 pm

Categories: Business Models, Culture, Media, Web 2.0

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Wired Magazine’s “Requiem for a Meme” (June 2006) chronicles the short life spans of five would be trend-setting buzzwords: Smart mobs, electronic herd, Telecosm, Turbo-capitalism, Progress paradox.

Missing from the list? Chris Anderson’s Long tail and Jeff Howe’s new Crowdsourcing.

What is crowdsourcing? According to Howe’s “Crowdsourcing, A billion amateurs want your job":

Remember outsourcing? Sending jobs to India and China is so 2003. The new pool of cheap labor: everyday people using their spare cycles to create content, solve problems, even do corporate R & D.

Crowds cited: garage scientists, amateur videographers, micro-freelancers, photo enthusiasts.

Source: crowdsourcing.com, “the rise of the amateur”

Will crowdsourcing eclipse long tail? Join the conversation: “Talk Back” below and share your buzz thoughts.

UPDATE: RETRACE THE BUILDING OF THE BUZZ BELOW

CROWDSOURCING "MEME" DEBATE

WIRED CROWDSOURCING: BIRTH (PLANNED?) OF A MEME

"WIRED: CROWDS ARE BUZZING"

"ONLINE TRUMPS PRINT DEBUTS, OR VICE VERSA"