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Crowdsourcing landscape – Discussion

posted by Ross Dawson on May 29th 2010 2:13AM


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The Crowdsourcing Landscape is intended to be a starting point for conversation. This is Beta version 1.0 of the landscape. Based on your comments and feedback we will improve it and create the next versions.


We won’t be able to include all crowdsourcing platforms in the visual, as it would get too crowded, but we will shortly launch a wiki of crowdsourcing tools which we will try – with your help! – to make as complete as possible.


Later we will start separate discussions around a number of different aspects of the framework. For now, please just let us know your thoughts, feedback and input!

  • Darren
    Check out Crowdcube at http://www.crowdcube.com - a new UK based crowdfunding web site aimed at funding startups in return for equity.
  • Thanks to all who have been pointing out additional sites to include.

    We're aware of them and are working out how to approach this. We are getting up a crowdsourcing wiki which aims to be complete but have had technical problems - this will be done soon.

    Clearly there are limits to how many companies we can put on the one chart. We're considering doing a very busy version with even more logos, or simply selecting the most prominent in each category (which is how it was originally designed, but we missed a few and the landscape changes quickly :-) )
  • Great work! I'm missing www.quora.com and www.hunch.com though. Very interesting services with high profile names behind them.
  • You should add www.trada.com

    Google Ventures invested in this Paid Search Marketing Crowdsourcing Service for SMB SEM.


    - Google Ventures backs Trada’s crowdsourced approach to search marketing
    http://media.venturebeat.com/2010/07/21/trada-google-ventures/

  • Florian Fiegel
    Hi, I am working at clickworker.com and we missed our company under Microtasks. It would be great if you add it in the next version. But the map is very good work.

    Maybe you could release the Source so everybody could add companies and restructure. Getting back to the idea of corwdsourcing and collaboration.

    Regards,
    Florian Fiegel - clickworker.com
  • Larry
    You should add Edison Innovations, Inc. They use crowdsourcing for generating intellectual property.
  • Hi,
    Thank you for this Landscape. It is one of the best list I’ve ever seen. That is really great that we have experience of positive interaction with the companies which stand out for their professionalism, quality of work, ethics, and their commitment to providing great customer service.

    I would like to add to the list our company, another great crowd-sourcing example, http://world4brains.com , an automated Global Consulting and Innovation Think Tank.
    Hundreds of well-credentialed consultants and accomplished innovators from around the world and across all required expertise categories simultaneously collaborate with each other and contribute their best ideas, advice and solutions to your problems. Or give you constructive and honest feedback plus access to the sharpest brainstorming partners. And if need be we'll find you solutions for fair conflict resolution.
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