Crowdsourcing

by Daren C. Brabham

Book Overview

A concise introduction to crowdsourcing that goes beyond social media buzzwords to explain what crowdsourcing really is and how it works.

Ever since the term "crowdsourcing" was coined in 2006 by Wired writer Jeff Howe, group activities ranging from the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary to the choosing of new colors for M&Ms have been labeled with this most buzz-generating of media buzzwords. In this accessible but authoritative...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262518473
• ISBN13: 9780262518475
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 7.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher