{"id":12318,"date":"2012-03-09T12:01:14","date_gmt":"2012-03-09T12:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/crowdsourcing\/"},"modified":"2012-11-14T09:58:53","modified_gmt":"2012-11-14T09:58:53","slug":"crowdsourcing","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/27816\/crowdsourcing","title":{"rendered":"Crowdsourcing"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_crowdsourcing_mean\">What Does Crowdsourcing Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Crowdsourcing is a process through which a task, problem or project is solved and completed through a group of unofficial and geographically dispersed participants. <\/p>\n<p> Crowdsourcing is a joint process development or problem-solving technique that requires help from a network of people, or crowd. 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