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    cnet’s Q&A with Jeff Howe

    Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

    Jeff Howe was interviewed today by cnet here are a few quotes.
    Is there a bit of a tragedy-of-the-commons element to crowdsourcing, to content on YouTube and things like that, where the 80-20 rule–that 80 percent of content is low-quality–governs?
    Howe: There’s an antidote to the 80-20 rule, and it’s that the crowd filters itself. I [...]

    Crowdsourcing: Why the Power of the Crowd Is Driving the Future of Business

    Thursday, August 21st, 2008

    Are you ready for the next chapter of Crowdsourcing? Jeff Howe (the man who’s 2006 Wired article coined the word Crowdsourcing) new book is coming out next week: Crowdsourcing: Why the Power of the Crowd is Driving the Future of Business. Tthe book follows the crowdsourcing trend and discovers how it is revolutionizing business, internet, [...]