Taking information, ­gathering tasks, that would normally be done by in house, dedicated staff, and outsourcing

Question

Question: Taking information, ­gathering tasks, that would normally be done by in house, dedicated staff, and outsourcing to the public is known as:

Options:

1.  Community­ collaboration
2.  Crowd­ sourcing
3.  Public­ assistance
4.  Volunteer ­reinforcement

Answer 1

2. Crowd­ sourcing

Taking information, ­gathering tasks, that would normally be done by in house, dedicated staff, and outsourcing to the public is known as Crowd­ sourcing.