Macrotasking
Macrotasking is a type of crowdsourcing that is distinct from microtasking. Macrotasks typically have the following characteristics:
- they can be done independently
- they take a fixed amount of time
- they require special skills
Microtasking projects can also be small pieces of a much larger whole, which workers never see, while macrotasks could be part of a large, visible project where workers pitch in wherever they have the required skills.[1][2][3][4]
A macrotask might be the creation of an analytical paper or a video, or the pursuit of a contest like the Netflix Prize, while a microtask could include the editing of a document for grammar or transcription of a video.
A number of sites connect people with freelancers who can fulfill macrotasks, like Fiverr, Upwork (ex Elance and oDesk) . Companies like Sparked and Radmatter have commercial products which can be used for macrotasking.
The Department of State has a crowd-work platform called the Virtual Student Foreign Service where employees can post macro and micro tasks for student interns to accomplish.
References
- ↑ Grier, David Allan (2013). Crowdsourcing for Dummies. John Wiley & Sons. p. 103.
- ↑ Crowd Leader: Neil Perry - A Look at the Promise of Macrotasking - Daily Crowdsource
- ↑ Crowd Leader: David Alan Grier - Preparing A Good Crowdsourcing Taxonomy - Daily Crowdsource
- ↑ Download the top crowdsourcing infographics - Infographics - Umbrella of Crowdsourcing
Sources
- Crowdsourcing For Dummies - David Alan Grier
- Becker, J.D.; (et al.) Parallelism, Learning, Evolution: Workshop on Evolutionary Models and Strategies, Neubiberg, Germany, March 10-11, 1989. Workshop on Parallel Processing: Logic, Organization, and Technology - WOPPLOT 89, Wildbad Kreuth, Germany, July 24-28, 1989. Proceedings.