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Liked It “Howe explores the topic of crowdsourcing, looking at its history and application with a broad approach. |
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“Interesting, but in these high tech, high speed days, it seemed a bit dated. The basis and foundation of the book was solid, and it points to changes afoot being brought about by collaboration. Coming generations will morph and grow based on these principles.”
PalatineMike wrote this review Wednesday, December 9 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Good book”
Adam S wrote this review Tuesday, August 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Howe explores the topic of crowdsourcing, looking at its history and application with a broad approach.
Steven B wrote this review Thursday, June 18 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
He seems to have consumed a bit too much of the Kool-Aid, however. He sees only infinite possibility without analyzing the negatives. Where are its failure points? What failures have occurred (there's a crowdsourcing/twitter traffic reporting system that has almost no members contributing in the Boston area. Great idea to have motorists twittering traffic conditions in real time - a bit questionable if it's going to encourage them to text while they drive. I suppose that it may yet succeed, but I'm pessimistic.).
Worth reading and very interesting - Howe just needs to do a better job maintaining his objectivity.”
“Simply brilliant! Human's are social beings so it should not be a surprise that when we work togeher, towards a common vision, exceptional things happen.”
Lilyana M wrote this review Wednesday, June 17 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Crowdsourcing is an absolutely brilliant book. In it, the author examines how the internet is changing the way business is conducted, and explaines his vision of the future of capitalism. It is a bit scary, in a way, but also exhilarating, as in many ways today's generation (that is, me) will form the basis of this new system.
Dan Pease wrote this review Sunday, March 22 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
One of the author's main points is that the line between professional and amateur is being blurred, resulting in businesses being able to solicit the help of the 'untrained' masses in order to solve problems that would have once required a highly-paid professional. Aside from saving money, however, this 'crowdsourcing' is beneficial because of the sheer number of amateurs and enthusiasts who are willing and eager to work on the things they love. An example of this is iStockPhoto, in which both professional and amateur photographers upload their photos to iStock to be used by companies who would require any and all sorts of photos. In exchange, the photographers are paid a small fee.
I found Crowdsourcing to be an exciting book. For me, the most compelling thing about it was Howe's brilliant explanation of the gravity of the change that is upon business, and the degree to which the internet is responsible for it. Reading this book made me feel privileged to be alive at the time that I am, and to be well-off enough to afford a computer with which to connect myself to this movement. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is even remotely interested in the internet, and in the changes the information age will bring to our society.”
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