1. Crowdsourcing

2. Summary What's Crowdsourcing ? Example: Elance What are the positives and negatives sides of Crowdsourcing? References

3. What's Crowdsourcing ? It's a word that has been used by Jeff Howe in a June 2006 Wired magazine article "The Rise of Crowdsourcing". It means giving an open call to a large group of people to give contributions.

4. Example: Elance Who’s Elance ? Elance is the world’s leading online talent marketplace. It helps companies hire and manage professionals online to get work done and grow their businesses. How does Elance use Crowdsourcing platforms to help skilled freelancers reach international markets ? The presence of Elance on Facebook(5817 fans), on Twitter (2990 followers) and many other social media websites is significant and is increasing day-by-day.

6. Forbes “Best Of The Web,” 2003

7. iSource “iSource 100” Top Companies Transforming Supply and Demand Chains, 2003

8. CNET Webware 100, 2009

9. Supply and Demand Chain Executive 100, 2005

12. What are the positives and negatives sides of Crowdsourcing?

13. References Pictures: http://newvaluestreams.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/crowdsource.jpg http://help.hover.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/crowdsourcing2.jpg http://www.childrensministryonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/crowdsourcing-jeff-howe.jpg http://farm1.static.flickr.com/14/93136022_25afa7e458_o.jpg http://evertb.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/crowdsourcing2.jpg http://news.softpedia.com/images/news2/PHP-Development-is-the-Easiest-Way-for-a-Developer-to-Make-Money-2.jpg Websites: http://www.elance.com/ http://wikipedia.com