tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210648537465444087.post4998357437130993941..comments2023-07-05T06:19:54.550-04:00Comments on Issues in Cyberspace: Jennifer Proctorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11629970027360995691noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210648537465444087.post-50603032357578447542011-02-13T17:10:08.696-05:002011-02-13T17:10:08.696-05:00Interesting blog Justin. I'm curious how you ...Interesting blog Justin. I'm curious how you feel about the question that you raised in your title? Do you think that crowdsourcing can kill outsourcing? And would you consider that to be a bad thing? To me, crowsourcing and outsourcing are parallels, one takes place in the "real" world while the other takes place in cyberspace. Both are different, and cheaper ways of doing business. Instead of transferring jobs out of one area, like outsourcing, crowdsourcing opens up jobs to anyone anywhere, provided they are a part of the network. This way new jobs can be created without eliminating others. Eli Lily's InnoCentive network site is a good example of this because they did not eliminate a bunch of "real" jobs to create online openings, but instead they incorporated online jobs into their system. Crowdsourcing, to me, is a better alternative to outsourcing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com