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Crowdsourcing: A Definition

  • I like to use two definitions for crowdsourcing:

    The White Paper Version: Crowdsourcing is the act of taking a job traditionally performed by a designated agent (usually an employee) and outsourcing it to an undefined, generally large group of people in the form of an open call.

    The Soundbyte Version: The application of Open Source principles to fields outside of software.

The Rise of Crowdsourcing

  • Read the original article about crowdsourcing, published in the June, 2006 issue of Wired Magazine.
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June 29, 2006

Comments

Jonathan Rasmusson

Hi Jeff,

Thank you for mentioning Cambrian House in your blog. We are big fans and always tune in to your latest thoughts on the term you helped coin.

As far as your question:

Will the source code created by the crowd remain open to the crowd after it's launched, or is that contingent on the client?

The answer is yes. Code created by the crowd will remain open for anyone to download after it is launched. The rights to the code are owned by the Cambrian House community.

We know licenses can be sticky things, especially when it comes to open source. For a complete listing of our terms and conditions go to http://www.cambrianhouse.com/terms-and-conditions. I will blog about it more if this question becomes popular or remains unclear.

Thanks again for the feedback.

Jonathan Rasmusson (JR)
Cambrian House

Alan

After looking at the link that Jeff posted, spirit, I was really interested to see “how we view the world, act as though Karma exists” as a point on Cambrian House’s about us page. I have been asking myself how large organizations might be using CS to by-pass the burdens of, health benefits, paid holiday’s and all the other overheads that come with more traditional forms of employee/employer relationships. The moral/rights nature of the evolving market place should also be evolving on principles that are healthy for the larger community. One might find such a statement naive but it is in my mind central the long-term health of the “social order.” The use of CS for purely economic gain is the antithesis of what should be evolving along with what new technologies are making possible. I have been asking myself, who is going to consider those responsibilities? “Act” as though Karma exists appears to be a step in that direction. I might ad that to “acknowledge” that Karma exists between those who are involved would be closer to the mark! Three cheers on the Beta release. Alan.

James Randall

This idea is not like open source at all. If the software is being kept a secret from people who do not pay for it (by either contributing code or cash), then it is a straightforward proprietary software house just like any other, with the only difference being it is run as a co-op. I'm sure you've heard this cheesy quote before (at least I HOPE you have) but open source works because it is not only free as in beer, but also because it is free as in speech. Your little comparison chart listing Open Source side by side with Cambrian House appears to leave that information out.

Jonathan Rasmusson

Hiya James.

The software will not be kept secret. Anyone can download the source at anytime. What will vary from project to project will be the licensing model. This will be decided by the community. If an OSI compliant license is deemed best for that particular product that’s what we’ll use. If another form of licensing better suites the needs of our community, we will consider that too.

Tom Hall

Jeff,

Great term ("crowdsourcing"), great writing ("Wired"), and great perspective ("Crowdsourcing.com)!

Human resources have often been the bane of employers since the beginning of time. New approaches to bringing talent and ideas together are always welcomed.

The way I see it, as time goes forward, crowdsourcing will surface as a primary method to solve problems for the business place. I'm not entirely sure this is great for "the little guy" as a whole so much. Sure the few will thrive, but no longer will be the day where one will receive compensation for average performance in a market as broad as the population.

It looks like crowdsourcing may have its roots well entrenched in Darwinistic theory.

Keep up the forward-thinking, Jeff!

Alan

Tom, I hope you are not insinuating that the individuals who do get “sourced” might be called Pastafarianists. Alan.

Johann Smeurgaston

Nike has done this for years except referred to it as 'childsourcing'. Someone makes money, just not the little guys.

Ole Gregersen

Hi.

I was also very inspired by the article, so much that I contemplate writing my thesis around the matter. My focus is usability, so I wonder if not "the crowd" could be asked to design the next WWW. In crowdsourcing there can be a a lack of "power to the people" and more a feel of companies making money on the human habit to have a hobby.
But the question for me would be, how can we create tools for the crowd (and for the ones using the crowd) so that the crowd can solve more tasks online doing all sorts of jobs. If we have hundreds of crowdsourcing projects in the future, then you will have to make the most inviting project in order to win the crowd...

Anyhow. I will follow the development here. Keep posting and sharing. Thanks

Damier Ebene Canvas

This idea is not like open source at all. If the software is being kept a secret from people who do not pay for it (by either contributing code or cash), then it is a straightforward proprietary software house just like any other, with the only difference being it is run as a co-op. I'm sure you've heard this cheesy quote before (at least I HOPE you have) but open source works because it is not only free as in beer, but also because it is free as in speech. Your little comparison chart listing Open Source side by side with Cambrian House appears to leave that information out.

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The moral/rights nature of the evolving market place should also be evolving on principles that are healthy for the larger community. One might find such a statement naive but it is in my mind central the long-term health of the “social order.” The use of CS for purely economic gain is the antithesis of what should be evolving along with what new technologies are making possible. I have been asking myself, who is going to consider those responsibilities? “Act” as though Karma exists appears to be a step in that direction. I might ad that to “acknowledge” that Karma exists between those who are involved would be closer to the mark! Three cheers on the Beta release. Alan.

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