The dawn of crowdfarms

Yihong Wang*, Konstantinos Papangelis, Ioanna Lykourentzou, Vassilis Javed Khan, Michael Saker, Yong Yue, Jonathan Grudin

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Abstract

Crowdfarms, a new paradigm is expanding opportunities and shifting work practices in crowdsourcing, which has become an international force. Crowdfarms are small, professional companies that undertake relatively large, complex crowdsourced tasks requiring specialized expertise and collaboration. Crowdfarms have developed strategies to procure and manage tasks and methodically manage reputation. Crowdfarm work settings and practices, rewards and challenges, and work/life balance also differ from solo crowdwork, introducing benefits and potential drawbacks.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)64-70
Number of pages7
JournalCommunications of the ACM
Volume65
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2022

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