Essays about: "Crowdsourcing"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 104 essays containing the word Crowdsourcing.

  1. 16. The ecology of photography crowdsourcing : metadata, locality, and cultural representation

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för bibliotek, information, pedagogik och IT

    Author : Mihaela Sirbu Andra; [2021]
    Keywords : photography; crowdsourcing; sociability; GLAMs; record-making; local culture; representation; Sweden;

    Abstract : This study explores the social and cultural implications of photography and metadata crowdsourcing at the level of smaller communities as a means of preserving, rekindling, and representing local culture. A multiple case study approach is used, each case focusing on various instances of photography crowdsourcing both in and outside the digital environment, in order to quantitatively analyse a hand-picked selection of photographic material, its respective metadata, and the social ecosystem. READ MORE

  3. 17. Implementation of Citizens’ Observations in Urban Pluvial Flood Modelling

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Fredrik Schück; [2021]
    Keywords : Calibration; Crowdsourcing; Citizen science; CDS-rainfall; 2D flood model; Spatial variability;

    Abstract : Damages caused by urban pluvial floods are believed to increase due to climate change and urbanization as more citizens are impacted in densely populated cities and extreme rainfalls occur more frequently with higher intensities. To prepare cities for these calamities, urban pluvial flood models are created to provide knowledge about how an extreme rainfall event could inundate the studied city. READ MORE

  4. 18. Challenging Traditional Growth Strategies - An exploratory single case study on how Forza Football designs user involvement growth strategies to enable viral growth

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Carl Larsson; Johan Horn; [2020-07-23]
    Keywords : Crowdsourcing; Open innovation; User innovation; Network effect; Value cocreation; Virality; Viral growth;

    Abstract : Background and Purpose: In order to stay competitive in a rapidly changing business environment, the question of growth is perceived to be an essential issue of survival and entrepreneurial behavior. Traditionally, strategies related to growth have mostly been related to expenses on marketing or acquisitions of smaller competitors. READ MORE

  5. 19. Open Minded Innovation: A Case Study on Crowdsourcing for Social Innovation

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Lee Giove; [2020-07-22]
    Keywords : Open Innovation; Crowdsourcing; Crowdsourcing Contest; Crowdsourcing Prize; Social Innovation; Social Impact; Collective Intelligence; OpenIDEO; Early Childhood Development;

    Abstract : This master’s thesis explores how crowdsourcing and, in particular, crowdsourcing contests can be utilized for the advancement of social innovation. Crowdsourcing contests are growing in popularity as a means for generating innovation across multiple sectors. READ MORE

  6. 20. Default Risk Within Peer-to-Peer Credit Markets | Assessing the Factors Affecting Borrower's Risk of Default

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Lucas Rintala; Marcus Braun; [2020]
    Keywords : default risk; risk factors; peer-to-peer lending; credit markets; consumer loan crowdsourcing;

    Abstract : Assessing credit risk is essential for all companies operating on the credit market. Since current literature examining credit risk rarely focus on the peer-to-peer market, this paper examines default risk within the peer-to-peer lending market to contribute to the knowledge of credit risk for investors and peer-to-peer lending platforms. READ MORE