Author Archives: Ville Miettinen
About Ville Miettinen
Wili is a serial entrepreneur and technologist. He’s been programming since the early 80′s, and has his made career in high-tech in the field of 3D computer graphics. Wili is a world traveller and a semi-professional photographer. Wili is the CEO of Microtask.Picture this: introducing the Descriptive Camera
May 16, 2012SharePhotography has come a long way. Two centuries ago taking a family photo meant standing perfectly still for ten minutes in a pose stiffer than a waxed mustache. Now we’ve all got multi-megapixel cameras built into our phones (or cans of processed meat), and if we want that scratchy sepia look without the waiting around, [...]
camera, crowdsourcing, microtask, microwork | Leave a commentCracking the code: The crowd vs the virus
April 25, 2012ShareToday’s blog involves a thrilling tale of international espionage. But for once the hero is not an alcoholic, sex-addicted Englishman with a fancy exploding pen. This time it’s a rather remarkable crowd. So before you read further, please ensure that your Cone of Silence has been activated, and that nobody has cut any eye holes [...]
crowdsourcing, Duqu, Iran, Israel, Kaspersky Lab, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, microtask, microwork, Reddit, Soumenkov, Stuxnet | 1 CommentPower from the people: crowdsourcing the constitution
April 18, 2012ShareTo a crowdsourcing evangelist like me, the idea of a crowdsourced nation sounds like heaven on earth. Just think: a country where the wisdom of crowds trumps the ulterior motives of politicians, and the people rule supreme. But despite my limitless optimism, I can’t help thinking that the people are also responsible for littering, traffic [...]
Barack Obama, Bashar al-Assad, crowdsourcing, Iceland, Justin Bieber, microtask, microwork, Scottish Assembly, United States, White House | 1 CommentKony 2012: the crowd to the rescue?
March 28, 2012ShareUnless you’re a solitary hermit with no Facebook friends, you’ll have seen the Kony 2012 film, which racked up an astonishing 70m hits in its first week. You may also have heard the criticisms of Invisible Children, the charity behind the film, and read the charity’s response to its critics. Leaving aside these issues, the [...]
Africa, crowdfunding, crowdsourcing, Facebook, google, Invisible Children, Joseph Kony, Kony, Kony 2012, microtask, microwork, Uganda | Leave a commentWhen stupid beats smart: the power of collective ignorance
March 21, 2012ShareThe human brain is an amazing thing. A few pounds of gray matter has taken us from eating bananas in the trees to walking on the moon (it’s also brought us LOLcats, the Car Laptop Tray and Maailmanennätys muurahaispesässä, but still: the moon). With our heads filled with crackling synapses, it’s easy to feel smug [...]
crowdfunding, crowdsourcing, Hertwig, List of cognitive biases, microtask, microwork, Ralph Hertwig, Rick Santorum, Tennis, Thomas Carlyle, Wikipedia | Leave a comment← Older posts
