Crowdsourcing For Dummies®
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Table of Contents
Part I: Understanding Crowdsourcing Basics
Part II: Looking at the Different Forms of Crowdsourcing
Part IV: Getting All You Can Get from the Crowd
Part I: Understanding Crowdsourcing Basics
Chapter 1: People Power: Getting a Feel for Crowdsourcing
What Is This Thing Called Crowdsourcing?
Seeing how crowdsourcing works
Looking at crowdsourcing forms
Considering Why People Crowdsource
Introducing three key strengths
Benefitting from crowdsourcing
Chapter 2: Getting to Know the Forms of Crowdsourcing and Crowdmarkets
Harnessing the Power of Divided Labour
Splitting the job into big pieces
Dividing the job as small as you can
Letting the crowd divide the job
Using crowdsourcing to raise money
Looking at the Rules that Govern How Crowdmarkets Work
Distinguishing between contract and contest markets
Understanding collaborative and independent crowdworking
Chapter 3: Infiltrating the Crowd
Following the Crowdworker’s Steps
Taking Lessons from Your Time as a Crowdworker
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