First knowledge of crowdfunding and crowdsourcing

listen to the academic report recently learned crowdsourcing this word, feel very interesting, take out to carry on the concept to share .

And then based on the correlation, I also introduced crowdfunding, and compared the difference between the two.

So the first is the definition, the following is the official definition:

crowdsourcing: Translated into "crowdsourcing". Refers to the practice of acquiring the desired ideas, services or content contributions from a wide range of groups, especially online communities. It differs from outsourcing (outsourcing) in that crowdsourcing separates and distributes tasks into a public, undefined group rather than a particular group. Usually the result of a large project is achieved through the collection of part-time work and the scattered contribution of volunteers to the path.

For example (although I define it as an example, the reporter does not agree): A company will conduct a survey, hire an influential actor, and then post the research on Weibo or Facebook, with feedback from his fans, and then the actor will collect the information to the company to collate the analysis. Actors act as agents, but they also pack out the tasks.

Crowdfunding: translated as "crowdfunding". What do you mean, plainly, is to raise money. The official definition is: by the initiator, with the investment person, the platform constitutes. The feature of low threshold, diversity, reliance on mass power and creativity, refers to the act of raising funds from the masses to support the initiation of an individual or organization. In general, sponsors and sponsors are linked through a web-based platform.

Obviously, both of them are based on the power of the masses, and hence the emergence of crowd (the public). It is then divided into sourcing (mainly by some research data) and funding (mainly money) based on the types of resources acquired through the use of popular forces.

In a comprehensive sense, this article emphasizes the idea of crowd. Now the highly developed society of the Internet is the key factor for this crowd to become a reality.

First knowledge of crowdfunding and crowdsourcing