The question is clear, do you need internet to classify an initiative as a crowdsourcing initiative? Can the vote via SMS for the expulsion of a reality show participant be considered crowdsourcing? In this post, which starts my new life stage as a PhD researcher (sounds great), I give my opinon about this question. And what do you say? Do you think it’s necessary?
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When the crowd is not so intelligent (part 3): Boston Marathon bombing Investigation
To end this series of posts, we examine the last of the factors that may affect crowdsourcing initiatives and a number of conclusions will be listed. Could be the motivation that drives the crowd the guilty of what happened? What do you think?
When the crowd is not so intelligent (part 2): Boston Marathon bombing Investigation
As discussed in the previous post, the crowdsourcing initiative launched by the FBI after the Boston bombing was a success and the one that emerged from the crowd was a failure. Which are the factors, the reasons, that made one work and the other not? Which were the differences between the two processes? In this post we start to analyze these factors.
When the crowd is not so intelligent (part 1): Boston Marathon bombing Investigation
Crowdsourcing does not always work and this fact can have disastrous consecuences to some people. In this post (1of 3), I comment the two crowdsourcing processes arised when the Boston Marathon bombing, one led by the FBI and other naturally emerged, each with completely different results.
The importance of a good Community Manager – Lessons Learned III
For a crowdsourcing project to work, there are many variables and factors to consider. One of the most important is the participation in the initiative of someone to lead and to be in contact with the crowd: a Community Manager (with the peculiarities that may involve a crowdsourcing initiative).
Where is my crowd? – Lessons learned II
When planning a crowdsourcing initiative, one of the most important aspects that needs to be attended, and that is critical for the successful completion of the initiative, is the creation of a large enough crowd. But where can you find that crowd?