Find out what happens when a journalist crowdsources a piece about a crowdsource company to the people who work there.
From Darpa soliciting the masses to design aspects of next generation combat vehicles, to Kickstarter crowdfunding projects by artists, musicians, and filmmakers, crowdsourcing has gone mainstream. The FBI has already crowdsourced part of a murder investigation, asking the public's help in deciphering two encrypted notes found in the pocket of a victim dumped in a field. And Iceland has crowdsourced its entire constitution. Even the news is being crowdsourced now: The Washington Post, The New York Times, and others asked readers to scour an ennui-inducing trove of Sarah Palin emails written when she was Alaska governor. The Guardian crowdsourced the expense reports of British politicians. Spot.us asks users to crowdfund news stories. There are plenty of other examples. Ping me on Twitter (@penenberg) and I'll add them to the list.
From Darpa soliciting the masses to design aspects of next generation combat vehicles, to Kickstarter crowdfunding projects by artists, musicians, and filmmakers, crowdsourcing has gone mainstream. The FBI has already crowdsourced part of a murder investigation, asking the public's help in deciphering two encrypted notes found in the pocket of a victim dumped in a field. And Iceland has crowdsourced its entire constitution. Even the news is being crowdsourced now: The Washington Post, The New York Times, and others asked readers to scour an ennui-inducing trove of Sarah Palin emails written when she was Alaska governor. The Guardian crowdsourced the expense reports of British politicians. Spot.us asks users to crowdfund news stories. There are plenty of other examples. Ping me on Twitter (@penenberg) and I'll add them to the list.
- 8/17/2011
- by Adam Penenberg
- Fast Company
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