The practice of getting members of the public to do work or think of ideas for you, usually for little or no money, often online.

The practice這個做法 of getting members of the public讓一般大眾 to do work or think of ideas for you幫你做事或想點子, usually for little or no money通常只給一點點錢或完全不給錢, often online常常是在網路上進行的。

Wikipedia is a famous everyday example: thousands of people write and check the pages. A business might use it to name a product, sort photos, or gather designs.

Wikipedia維基百科 is a famous everyday example是個有名的日常例子: thousands of people成千上萬的人 write and check the pages寫和檢查頁面內容。 A business一家公司 might use it to name a product可能會用它來幫產品取名, sort photos整理照片, or gather designs或收集設計。

The word was coined in 2006 by the American journalist Jeff Howe, from crowd + sourcing, on the model of outsourcing — sending work out, but to “the crowd” rather than to another firm.

The word這個字 was coined是在2006年被創造出來的, in 2006 by the American journalist Jeff Howe由美國記者Jeff Howe創造, from crowd + sourcing由crowd（群眾）加上sourcing（外包）組成, on the model of outsourcing仿照outsourcing（委外）這個字的模式 — sending work out把工作送出去, but但是 to “the crowd”送給的是「群眾」 rather than to another firm而不是另一家公司。

It can feel open and clever, or it can feel like unpaid labour; both readings are in real use. It is not crowdfunding, which is about money.

It它 can feel open and clever可以讓人覺得很開放、很聰明, or it can feel like unpaid labour也可以讓人覺得像無償勞動; both readings這兩種看法 are in real use都真實存在。 It它 is not crowdfunding不是crowdfunding（群眾募資）, which那個字 is about money是跟錢有關的。