Web2.0 Can Save Lives
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.
