Which of the following is an example of crowdsourcing?
A)An advertising agency contracts a group of bloggers to write and publish articles about their client's products.
B)Electrogadgets.com, a site that provides information on a range of electronic gadgets, encourages members to publish their reviews and user guides.
C)A publisher pays famous writers to provide short reviews of each other's newly published books for his e-magazine.
D)An online financial services organization hires finance students as freelance workers to do routine tasks and write reports.

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Electrogadgets.com encourages its members to contribute reviews and user guides, which is an example of crowdsourcing.

The other options involve paid professionals, which is not a characteristic of crowdsourcing. A) involves contracted bloggers, C) involves paid famous writers, and D) involves hired freelance workers.

Which of the Following Is an Example of Crowdsourcing