Kristine, here’s some good links to Crowd Sourcing Methodologies / Tactics: http://ariegoldshlager.posterous.com/unconventional-wisdom-on-crowdsourcing

Has anyone else been following the trend of scientific research using crowd-sourcing?
Here are some that I’ve spotted recently:
- used to find a Malaria vaccine
- used to solve complex mathematical theories
- used to create a better Netflix queues