Crowdsourcing slashes software testing time. Most people are familiar with crowdsourcing from reading the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia, which uses volunteers across the world to update its content. But US-Israeli firm uTest has pioneered crowdsourcing to help companies test their software. The technique is attracting growing number of converts, including Microsoft and Google. Advocates of crowdsourcing claim that it allows them to test their software in fraction of the time taken by traditional software testing - at a significantly lower cost, and often with better results. It allows companies to recruit tens or hundreds of specialised testers to put their software through its paces via an online portal. The testers, often working at weekends and evenings, collaborate and compete to find and document the bugs.
uTest has some 18,000 testers on its books. including 2,500 testers in Europe and 950 in the UK. Why do the testers do it ? One reason is financial. "Its not just about money, its about reputation. About UTest Email Alerts. US military to crowdsource software testing with games. Crowdsource testing. Crowdsource testing is an emerging trend in software testing which exploits the benefits, effectiveness, and efficiency of crowdsourcing and the cloud platform. It differs from traditional testing methods in that the testing is carried out by a number of different testers from different places, and not by hired consultants and professionals. The software is put to test under diverse realistic platforms which makes it more reliable, cost-effective, fast, and bug-free. [citation needed] In addition, crowdsource testing allows for remote usability testing because specific target groups can be recruited through the crowd. This method of testing is considered when the software is more user-centric: i.e., software whose success is determined by its user feedback and which has a diverse user space.
System[edit] Crowdsource testing companies provide the platform for the testing cycles, generally free of charge to the companies whose products are being tested. Further breakthroughs[edit] List of Open Innovation & Crowdsourcing Examples - Best practices. Intermediary Platforms Research & Development platforms Innocentive – open innovation problem solvingIdeaConnection – idea marketplace and problem solvingYet2.com – IP market placePRESANS (beta) – connect and solve R&D problemsHypios – online problem solvingInnoget – research intermediary platformOne Billion Minds – online (social) challengesNineSigma – technology problem solvingIdeaken – collaborative crowdsourcingInnovation-community.de – Community of innovators & creators.
Marketing, Design & Idea platforms Collective Intelligence & Prediction platforms Lumenogic – collective intelligence marketsUshahidi – crowdsourcing crisis informationKaggle – data mining and forecastingWe Are Hunted – the online music chartGoogle Image Labeler – crowdsourced image labeling HR & Freelancers platforms TopCoder – competition-based software crowdsourcingSpudaroo – crowdsourcing copywritingClickworker – small online task solvingAmazon Mechanical Turk – low-cost crowdsourcing Open innovation software 478Shares.
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