Crowdsourcing Excerpt and Video

The Internet has given people the ability to collaborate on scales never before imagined. A new book, Crowdsourcing, by Jeff Howe, discusses how this is changing the model for some businesses. It is possible that this could also change the model of education (following the theory of Paolo Freire, and educational writer from the 70's). Here's an article, 3 minute video, and excerpt ... http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/news/2008/09/crowdsourcing_excerpt