crowdsourcing
Let an agent explain crowdsourcing, relay types, applications and labour and quality debates from information systems sources with positions attributed, describe the named forms, and distinguish crowdsourcing from crowdfunding as a subtype, open source, outsourcing and citizen science.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain crowdsourcing, relay types, applications and labour and quality debates from information systems sources with positions attributed, describe the named forms, and distinguish crowdsourcing from crowdfunding as a subtype, open source, outsourcing and citizen science.
The practice of obtaining input, ideas, content, funding or labour from a large group of people, usually online, rather than from traditional employees or suppliers, with forms the registry aliases name such as volunteered geographic information and public participation GIS, humanitarian mapping, government crowdsourcing, crowdreviewing and crowdshipping; crowdsourcing powers projects from open mapping and citizen science to microtask platforms and crowdfunding. It raises issues of data quality, fair pay for microwork, worker protections and privacy, and the treatment of contributors is debated, with positions attributed.
What it is for: Obtaining input or labour from a large distributed group.
It can be explain types and applications; relay labour and quality issues; describe named forms; present debates with attribution.
Distinguishing features
Distributed contributors
Often online
Many models
Labour and quality debates
What it looks like
Not a physical object; online platforms and projects with many contributors.
Physical character
term coined: 2006 year - Jeff Howe
examples: open mapping, microtask platforms, crowdfunding list
registry parent: human resource management note
How it is recognised
Obtaining input or labour from a crowd
Public participation GIS, volunteered geographic information, humanitarian vgi, crowdshipping, government crowdsourcing, crowdreviewing
Crowdfunding raises money; open source shares code; outsourcing uses external firms; citizen science engages the public in research
Related models
is a kind of - related
includes -
is contrasted with -
is contrasted with -
In practice
Families and kinds
microtask crowdsourcing
crowdfunding
crowd creation and voting
citizen science and mapping
Standards and regulation
Labour laws affecting gig and microwork
Data protection for contributor data
Platform terms of service
Failure modes and hazards
Low pay and weak protections for microworkers
Data quality and manipulation
Privacy of contributed data
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.crowdsourcing
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What crowdsourcing is.
Attribution.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is crowdsourcing, and how does it differ from crowdfunding, open source, outsourcing and citizen science? definition
- Is the question about doing microwork or running a project, where worker protections and platform terms matter? boundary
Forms
Named forms.
Forms
Forms.
- What are volunteered geographic information, humanitarian mapping, crowdshipping and crowdreviewing? definition
- Which entry fits the specific form? action
Models Models.
Sources.
Microtask
Microtask platforms.
Microtask
Microtask.
- How do microtask platforms distribute small paid tasks? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Citizen science
Citizen science.
Citizen science
Citizen science.
- How does crowdsourcing power citizen science and open mapping? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Quality Data quality.
Attribution.
Validation
Quality control.
Validation
Validation.
- How is crowdsourced data quality checked and validated? provenance
- Which entry fits data quality? action
Manipulation
Manipulation risks.
Manipulation
Manipulation.
- How can crowdsourced systems be gamed or manipulated? provenance
- Is the information accurate? boundary
Context Labour.
Attribution.
Labour
Microwork labour.
Labour
Labour.
- What do researchers and worker advocates say about pay and protections in microwork, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
Crowdfunding
Crowdfunding.
Crowdfunding
Crowdfunding.
- How does crowdfunding raise money from many backers? provenance
- Which entry fits crowdfunding? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should crowdfunding be a separate entry?
- How should microwork labour debates be presented?
- How should volunteered geographic information be linked?