Crowdsourcing describes:

a. how the input of many people can be leveraged to make decisions that used to be based on the input of only a few people.
b. how the level of buzz created for a product can be used as a measurable parameter for determining the product's effectiveness.
c. the methods in which a consumer should use a product or service.
d. the need for consumers to buy a product and their willingness to buy it.


ANSWER: a

Using consumers to develop and market products is called crowdsourcing. Crowdsourcing describes how the input of many people can be leveraged to make decisions that used to be based on the input of only a few people.

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