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Crowdsourcing is a process of obtaining services, ideas, or content by soliciting contributions from a large group of people, typically through an online platform. It involves using the collective intelligence, creativity, and expertise of a large group of people to solve a problem, complete a task, or create a product.

Crowdsourcing can take many forms, including:

• Idea generation: Companies and organizations can ask a large group of people to submit their ideas for new products, services, or solutions to a problem.
• Content creation: Crowdsourcing can be used to create content such as articles, images, or videos by asking a large group of people to contribute their work.
• Fundraising: Crowdsourcing can be used to raise funds for a project or cause by soliciting contributions from a large group of people.
• Microtasking: Crowdsourcing can also involve breaking down a large task into small, manageable tasks and distributing those tasks to a large group of people for completion.