SP+12+Group+Assignment+2

 **ASSIGNMENT DUE MONDAY 3/12/12 @ 10AM – 50 points**   **__To Do:__**
 * 1) Form groups of 4 people maximum. You do not have to all be in the same lab section for this assignment.
 * 2) Elect a chair to serve as the main administrator for the group.
 * 3) Exchange contact information
 * 4) The chair must gather the contact information of all group members in class today and come up to the podium TODAY for Casey to enter in the LIS3353 wiki.
 * 5) Review the following websites on crowdsourcing:
 * 6) []
 * 7) []
 * 8) []
 * 9) Create a PAGE in your wordpress.com blog (NOT a “new post”) and provide the following information on this page. Title the page: **Group Assignment #2 – LIS 3353 – Crowdsourcing**.
 * 10) The assignment must be submitted by Monday, 3/12/12 at 10AM to [] from EACH group member.

**__Crowdsourcing at FSU__**
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Define **crowdsourcing** //in your own words//. Cite your resources using APA 6th Edition style (see footnote).
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Give 3 examples (that you like) of how crowdsourcing has been used (search the popular press/Google news/Wikipedia and links provided)
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Assume you have been hired by a local Tallahassee business to use crowdsourcing to help them get more customers, increase sales, etc.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Identify a type of business (fast food, retail, advertising, auto, government, educational, etc.).
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Provide business name (choose one you may know).
 * 6) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">List and explain 3 ways that crowdsourcing can be used to assist them.
 * 7) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Assume you have been hired by FSU to use crowdsourcing to help them improve student services, student experiences on campus, student life in general, etc.
 * 8) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">List and explain 5 ways that crowdsourcing can be used to assist them
 * 9) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">For each idea – give an example (possibly with a link)

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">See [] for reference on APA.