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Flashcard 1: What is an example of crowdsourced geographic data?
Answer: OpenStreetMap. Community-created map data freely available worldwide.
Flashcard 2: What is 'user-generated content' in crowdsourcing?
Answer: Content created by users. Participants voluntarily contribute original material.
Flashcard 3: What is a competitive element in crowdsourcing?
Answer: Prizes or awards. Competition motivates higher quality submissions.
Flashcard 4: What is an advantage of using crowdsourcing for research?
Answer: Cost-effective data collection. Reduces research costs while expanding sample size.
Flashcard 5: What is a task marketplace in crowdsourcing?
Answer: A platform for matching tasks with workers. Connects requesters with available crowd contributors.
Flashcard 6: Name an industry where crowdsourcing is frequently used.
Answer: Technology industry. Tech companies often use crowds for innovation and testing.
Flashcard 7: What is co-creation in the context of crowdsourcing?
Answer: Collaborative creation of value. Organizations and customers jointly develop products.
Flashcard 8: What is essential for effective crowdsourcing communication?
Answer: Clear guidelines. Reduces confusion and improves contribution quality.
Flashcard 9: Define 'peer production' in crowdsourcing.
Answer: Collaborative work by self-organized participants. Volunteers collaborate without central management structure.
Flashcard 10: What is a potential ethical concern in crowdsourcing?
Answer: Exploitation of labor. Contributors may be underpaid for valuable work.
Flashcard 11: What is the significance of transparency in crowdsourcing?
Answer: Builds trust with contributors. Open processes encourage participation and accountability.
Flashcard 12: What is a crowdworker?
Answer: An individual contributing to a crowdsourcing project. Part of the distributed workforce providing solutions.
Flashcard 13: What type of crowdsourcing involves funding?
Answer: Crowdfunding. Raises money from many small contributors online.
Flashcard 14: What is the role of feedback in crowdsourcing?
Answer: To improve and refine contributions. Helps maintain quality and guide future contributions.
Flashcard 15: Which crowdsourcing model focuses on problem-solving?
Answer: Challenge-based model. Participants compete to provide the best solution.
Flashcard 16: What is the wisdom of crowds?
Answer: The collective opinion or insight of a group. Groups often make better decisions than individual experts.
Flashcard 17: Identify a platform known for crowdsourced design work.
Answer: 99designs. Connects designers with clients seeking creative work.
Flashcard 18: What is a common tool used for crowdsourcing?
Answer: Online platforms or websites. Digital platforms facilitate mass collaboration and communication.
Flashcard 19: What is microtasking in crowdsourcing?
Answer: Breaking down a task into small, assignable parts. Makes complex projects manageable for many contributors.
Flashcard 20: Name a potential drawback of crowdsourcing.
Answer: Quality control issues. Unvetted contributions may lack consistency or accuracy.
Flashcard 21: Which platform is widely used for crowdsourced funding?
Answer: Kickstarter. Popular platform for raising money through crowd contributions.
Flashcard 22: What is a crowdworker?
Answer: An individual contributing to a crowdsourcing project. Part of the distributed workforce providing solutions.
Flashcard 23: Which crowdsourcing model focuses on problem-solving?
Answer: Challenge-based model. Participants compete to provide the best solution.
Flashcard 24: Why is scalability important in crowdsourcing?
Answer: It allows handling of large-scale tasks. Can handle massive projects beyond individual capacity.
Flashcard 25: Give an example of a crowdsourcing project type.
Answer: Open innovation challenge. Companies seek innovative solutions from external crowds.
Flashcard 26: What is crowdsourcing?
Answer: The practice of obtaining input or services from a large group of people. Leverages collective intelligence to solve problems efficiently.
Flashcard 27: What is an example of a crowdsourced knowledge base?
Answer: Wikipedia. Collaboratively edited encyclopedia built by volunteers.
Flashcard 28: What is the role of reputation in crowdsourcing?
Answer: Influences trust and credibility. Good contributors attract more opportunities and higher pay.
Flashcard 29: What is a key characteristic of crowdsourcing tasks?
Answer: Modularity. Tasks must be divisible into independent components.
Flashcard 30: Which factor is crucial for motivating crowdworkers?
Answer: Incentives. Proper rewards encourage quality participation.