the most beautiful modern neologism: crowdsourcing
What: The rallying of massive decentralized and often anonymous effort through internet appeal, often (and controversially) called “crowdsourcing.” The term, a blend of “crowd” and “outsourcing,” was coined by Wired reporter Jeff Howe in the June 2006 article “The Rise of Crowdsourcing”. Why: As escribitionists like myself often note, neologisms come and go, and more’s […]