%0 Journal Article %1 howe2006crowdsourcing %A Howe, Jeff %D 2006 %J Wired %K crowdsourcing crowdworking hobbyists profession self-employment wired %N 6 %P 1--4 %T The rise of crowdsourcing %U http://www.wired.com/2006/06/crowds/ %V 14 %X Technological advances in everything from product design software to digital video cameras are breaking down the cost barriers that once separated amateurs from professionals. Hobbyists, part-timers, and dabblers suddenly have a market for their efforts, as smart companies in industries as disparate as pharmaceuticals and television discover ways to tap the latent talent of the crowd. The labor isn’t always free, but it costs a lot less than paying traditional employees. It’s not outsourcing; it’s crowdsourcing.

@article{howe2006crowdsourcing, abstract = {Technological advances in everything from product design software to digital video cameras are breaking down the cost barriers that once separated amateurs from professionals. Hobbyists, part-timers, and dabblers suddenly have a market for their efforts, as smart companies in industries as disparate as pharmaceuticals and television discover ways to tap the latent talent of the crowd. The labor isn’t always free, but it costs a lot less than paying traditional employees. It’s not outsourcing; it’s crowdsourcing.}, added-at = {2016-01-11T14:39:27.000+0100}, author = {Howe, Jeff}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/25bc8e7269bb07f5089b24d90e5f726a5/meneteqel}, interhash = {40cd48c255ae64c3518adf142cca22e4}, intrahash = {5bc8e7269bb07f5089b24d90e5f726a5}, journal = {Wired}, keywords = {crowdsourcing crowdworking hobbyists profession self-employment wired}, language = {eng}, month = jun, number = 6, pages = {1--4}, timestamp = {2020-10-28T13:08:43.000+0100}, title = {The rise of crowdsourcing}, url = {http://www.wired.com/2006/06/crowds/}, volume = 14, year = 2006 }