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Oct 4, 2012

Marketplace Tech Report for Thursday, October 4, 2012

Crowdsourcing: reaching out to the entire planet in search of talent to solve problems. Many argue crowdsourcing is the job market of the future. A New York startup called VoiceBunny is using the power of the crowd to provide voice-overs for online videos, advertisements, and blog podcasts. While the service aims to lower costs and provide faster turn-around for customers, it may threaten the job model of traditional staff announcers.

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Crowdsourcing: reaching out to the entire planet in search of talent to solve problems. Many argue crowdsourcing is the job market of the future. A New York startup called VoiceBunny is using the power of the crowd to provide voice-overs for online videos, advertisements, and blog podcasts. While the service aims to lower costs and provide faster turn-around for customers, it may threaten the job model of traditional staff announcers.