>>>One interesting thing about this topic is its ability to self-consume. When covering it we could almost plug the word "crowd-sourcing" into every slot that the coveted 5 w's provide. Even as we write about the topic we crowd-source for the greater project.
To me this term aims straight at the heart of democracy, not to strike it but rather to embrace it. True democracy should also be self-consuming. True journalism is essential for democracy and conversely I believe that this project is part of a large effort to democratize journalism. It is with this that I offer a rebuttal to a previous call for response: "I ask this more of the Pro Team in this experiment since it is their assignment." This is our assignment. I say this not to exclude the "Pro team" for I believe that within a democratic crowd the lines that divide hierarchal status become blurry. I hope that we can all take part in defining our terminology and thus be able to attain the focus needed to complete the project.
The way that I have come to use the term "crowd-sourcing" is such:
When a medium in which the intended audience members are also (or at least have the opportunity to be) the proprietors of content. These proprietors communally contribute to a desired end result. Not only does the content, and thus end result, have to be controlled by the audience; the means of production and distribution must be controlled by the audience.
I think that the previous examples were great. I think that classified ads and TV ads would fit better into this term if the means of producing them were readily accessible to the general population. Graffiti seems like a great physical world example (if done in groups), as it is quite easy to attain and use a can of spray paint. It is not a given though. If you are a member of the physical world do you automatically have a spray can?
If you have access to a computer and internet you become part of the internet audience. "Crowd-sourced" projects on the internet are then inherently accessible to you.
Obviously this is just my take on the subject. Please add to the conversation as it is still incomplete.>>>
2 comments:
graffitti is the earliest form of crowd sourcing. as a matter of fact there is an entire school of study that revolves around the archeological and anthropological signifigance of graf.
Large portions of what we know about the early hedonists is ascertained from graffitti that was scrawled on the walls at pompey.
Why is graf such a prevalent topic in today's society?
probably because it is a cultural tell tale of the eminent colapse of a civilization.
Civilizations are built to collapse. All cultural recordings are thus simply play by plays of the impending collapse.
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