Hi all, 

So as I was completing the readings for this week, I had a few more questions about crowdsourcing, specifically, how it is done in a practical sense and examples of real-life benefits. To that end, I began searching articles related to past crowdsourcing efforts, leaning towards the ones that highlighted major successes or failures. I was able to find several, but I'd like to share one in particular because it illuminates how successful crowdsourcing efforts have affected our everyday lives. Have you ever wondered how Netflix knows what to recommend you, or how collective knowledge about public wi-fi has come about? It's all right here! What crowdsourcing efforts are you aware of that affect our daily lives?

5 Radically Different, Real-Life Examples of Crowdsourcing Success

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  1. LissaJune 3, 2021 at 2:11 PM

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  2. LissaJune 3, 2021 at 2:12 PM

    I had to do some digging on my own to understand crowdsourcing too. Yes, I have wondered how they know what to suggest! That is a neat way to get the best algorithm for your company. The Glossier's Milky Jelly is an interesting one too! It reminds me of how some of our learning from week 1 on the functionality of social media: http://lindapeursum.blogspot.com/2013/02/just-finished-reading-interesting.html
    Glossier used its following and their customer engagement to its advantage! The amazon article in this week's reading was a really great source to get a better handle on what crowdsourcing looks like and real-life examples. I am planning to do a blog post on the article and some thoughts on crowdsourcing, so keep your eyes open for that on my blog.

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    1. Lauren CJune 5, 2021 at 12:12 PM

      Hey Lissa! I agree, this week's readings were quite helpful. I noted in an earlier blog post that when I'm discovering a new term or concept, I always like to research its history because I feel it provides more context about how its being applied today. For example, did you know that although the term crowdsourcing is quite recent, the concept goes back centuries! In fact according to one article I found, an early example was when Louis XVI awarded a prize for the production of sodium carbonate (soda) - instead of engaging professionals, the task was delegated to the crowd, where a process was eventually discovered, I found this super interesting!
      https://www.clickworker.com/2018/04/04/evolution-of-crowdsourcing/

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    2. LissaJune 6, 2021 at 1:45 PM

      Researching the history is a great idea to help understand new concepts. Ohh cool! I didn't know about that one! I actually found a video that I included in my blog that started by reviewing the history of crowdsourcing and it talked about a crowdsourcing example from 1714! Here's the video if you're interest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-38uPkyH9vI

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