Crowdspring
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Design |
| Founded | May, 2007 |
| Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Ross Kimbarovsky, Co-Founder; Mike Samson, Co-Founder |
| Products | Custom Logo Design, Website Design, Illustration, Marketing Materials, Industrial Design, Copywriting |
Number of employees | 14 |
| Website | www.crowdspring.com |
Crowdspring (written "crowdSPRING") is an online marketplace for crowdsourced creative services.[1]
Overview
Crowdspring was co-founded in May 2007 by Ross Kimbarovsky and Michael Samson.[2] Crowdspring launched its online marketplace publicly in May 2008. Crowdspring is based in Chicago.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
More than 100,000 graphic designers and writers from 200 countries work on Crowdspring.[9]
Blog
Crowdspring maintains a blog which was launched in mid-2008.[10]
Criticism
When it launched publicly in mid-2008, the company and its business model received some criticism because Crowdspring's marketplace works on a speculative model and challenges traditional ways of buying and selling graphic design, industrial design, and copywriting services.[citation needed] This is the process of asking professionals to complete custom work for the chance of getting payment.[11] This means that most people involved in the process effectively work for free.[12] Crowdspring embraced and actively participates in the debate about its spec work business model.[13][14]
References
- ^ [1] Crowdspring homepage
- ^ Steiner, Christopher (2009). "The Creativity of Crowds". Forbes.
- ^ "Creative designs, ideas get chance to stand out at CrowdSpring". Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ Company snapshot Businessweek
- ^ Crowdsourced Design: Is Crowdspring the next iStockPhoto?
- ^ review Information Week
- ^ Christopher Steiner The Creativity of Crowds February 16, 2009 Forbes
- ^ Rafe Needleman CrowdSpring leverages weasel economics June 12, 2008 CNet
- ^ "crowdSPRING". www.crowdspring.com. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ "Crowdspring Blog". Crowdspring.
- ^ "The NO!SPEC campaign vs. crowdSPRING". Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ Walker, Rob (May 31, 2011). "The Crowd Is Wise—but Can It Draw?". Slate.
- ^ [2] The NO!SPEC campaign vs. Crowdspring,
- ^ [3] Is Spec Work Evil? The Online Creative Community Speaks
Further reading
- Social Media Marketing: The Next Generation of Business Engagement. John Wiley & Sons. pp. pt232–233.
- Twitterville: How Businesses Can Thrive in the New Global Neighborhoods. Penguin. pp. pt.110–111
- Information Week
- Chicago Tribune
- Information Week