What is crowd mining?

Crowd mining is a new business concept where solutions can come from crowds, and marketers are turning to them as a database. They are a handy source of information, especially with online advances and wireless technology. The changing economy brought in this concept to tap expensive or even unavailable information and it goes beyond surveys and crowd sourcing. Scientists are also scouring the internet for information and much of the pioneering work in this type of internet surveillance is in the public health field.