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Archive for February 3rd, 2007

Web2.0 Can Save Lives

Saturday, February 3rd, 2007

This is pretty fantastic - Amazon has put Mechanical Turk to work in the hope of finding lost computer scientist Jim Gray. Reviewing a few of the images looking for a 2×6 pixel boat among the swirling waves and clouds makes you realize what a daunting task is at hand - and is a very real reminder of the power of distributed social production when harnessed for good.

I urge you to lend a hand.

More details at the ‘Crunch.




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