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Instead of India, companies outsource to crowds

Companies are bypassing contractors and employees by increasingly outsourcing jobs through an open call on the internet. Host Tom Fudge talks with Wired Contributing Editor Jeff Howe about the phenome

Instead of India, companies outsource to crowds

Companies are bypassing contractors and employees by increasingly outsourcing jobs through an open call on the internet. Host Tom Fudge talks with Wired Contributing Editor Jeff Howe about the phenomenon he has dubbed "crowdsourcing." Guest:

  • Jeff Howe is a contributing editor at Wired magazine. He tracks this trend on his website crowdsourcing.com

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