We Specialize in Website Design -Development - Search Engine Optimization and Social Media Marketing. The Internet is a driving force of the American economy. Today, approximately 240 million people throughout the United States regularly use the internet, and last year their activity generated nearly
$170 billion in commerce. Recent studies show that 92% of adults online use search engines to acc
ess information on over one trillion websites. Experts estimate that the number of Internet websites will continue to grow, making the role of the Internet search engines even more important for those seeking information or engaging in commerce online. In July 2011 alone, there were 17.1 billion search inquiries in the United States, up 3 percent from the previous month. Google is dominant in general Internet searches, with a 65-70 percent market share in computer based Internet search, and a market share of over 95 percent for Internet searches done on mobile devices. The importance of Google search result rankings for competing web-based products and services is underscored when one considers the market share of Google’s search engine on mobile devices. Google has a 97% market share on Internet searches done on mobile devices. Given the exploding consumer demand for these devices, it is projected that over half of all Internet searches will be done on mobile devices by 2014. Additionally, Google owns the popular Android operating system for smart phones and in September 2011 announced its acquisition of Motorola Mobility, a leading mobile phone manufacturer. The Android operating system has grown rapidly in a few short years and now installed in 43% of these smart phones, with expectations of further increases in market share in the near future. What is crowdsourcing? How we describe it...Crowdsourcing harnesses the power of a community, using advanced social media technology and knowledge of crowd behaviour, to collect, evolve and rank ideas and contributions to reveal the strongest performers. Crowdsourcing can shorten time to market for new products, uncover ways to cut costs or improve service levels, and heighten market success for new products or enhancements. Companies, organizations and governments use crowdsourcing technology to most rapidly and economically understand market needs, opportunities and priorities. How Jeff Howe in a June 2006 Wired article describe it..."Crowdsourcing is the process by which the power of the many can be leveraged to accomplish feats that were once the province of a specialized few." As described by wikipedia..."Crowdsourcing is an online, distributed problem solving and production model. Problems are broadcast to an unknown group of solvers via the Web in the form of an open call for solutions. Users--also known as the crowd--typically form into online communities based on the Web site, and the crowd submits solutions to the site. The crowd also sorts through the solutions, finding the best ones." Eric Schmidt, Google CEO talks about crowdsourcing in Don Tapscott’s Wikinomics, 2007 saying.. Peer production is about more than sitting down and having a nice conversation... It's about harnessing a new mode of production to take innovation and wealth creation to new levels.