WordDictionary

Noun:

• neologism delegating a task to a large diffuse group, usually without substantial monetary compensation
• neologism rfv-sense paying (often very small amounts of money) for the content produced by crowds of people. (http://blog.productwiki.com/2007/02/wisdom-of-crowds-nay.html)
• neologism rfv-sense tapping into the collective intelligence of the public at large, for free, to complete business-related tasks that a company would normally either perform itself or outsource to a third-party provider. (http://www.bnet.com/2403-13068_23-52961.html)
• neologism rfv-sense the act of outsourcing tasks, which are traditionally performed by an employee or contractor, to a large group of people or community (a crowd), through an open call.
• neologism rfv-sense the act of taking a job traditionally performed by a designated agent (usually an employee) and outsourcing it to an undefined, generally large group of people in the form of an open call. (http://crowdsourcing.typepad.com/cs/advertising/index.html)