Listening to NPR's "On The Media" I heard a piece about crowd sourcing. You really should give this pod cast a listen because I think that will have a big impact on all of you pro's and students.
Look for the title "The Crowdsourcing Dilemma".
or try this. http://audio.wnyc.org/otm/otm070910f.mp3
Do any of you know about or use crowd sourcing to get work?