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Twitter Predictions: the future is just 140 characters away
August 1, 2011… method to a London hedge fund (and so will presumably be retiring to a Caribbean island very soon).
Meaning overload
So far, Twitter experimenters have relied on relatively simple language-processing software to extract data from tweets. To get deeper insights, you need to do deeper analysis. The trouble is that human language is notoriously difficult for machines to interpret. Give humans 140 characters and we insist on making jokes, using sarcasm, and loading …
For a fistful of dollars: the weird and wonderful world of Fiverr
June 6, 2011… we do believe this picture from Times Square is genuine…
…But alas this “real” Monkey Sock shot isn’t quite so convincing. Someone still needs to read Photoshop For Dummies …
Other entries included Microtask’s mark on a selection of hot beverages…
…harbor art (I can hardly contain my excitement)…
…and street signs.
Along with variable quality, Fiverr’s other main issue was reliability. Out of our eleven orders, three got …
Adobe Photoshop, crowd, crowdsourcing, Finland, Fiverr, Los Angeles, microwork, music, Photoshop, Times Square, United States | 2 CommentsThe Travelling Salesman is back – Part 2
January 24, 2011… industry was an eagerly anticipated destination for Kristoffer. Discussing this little volcanic island Kris says: “I was surprised by how positive everybody was despite the financial situation. Nobody seemed bothered by that…They were all setting up new startups, also the videogame industry was heavily recruiting.” Great vibe aside, Kris admits that some of the island’s rural residents had their doubts about a tech revolution being delivered by city boys who could barely handle a …
Denmark, Finland, Iceland, nordic countries, Norway, salesman, Sweden, tech startups, travelling, trip | 5 CommentsCan you crowdsource Christmas?
December 23, 2010… announced plans to crowdsource a trailer back in August). And for dessert, how about a box of “Monkey See Monkey Donuts”? These banana-filled, chocolate frosted creations were voted winner of Dunkin’ Donuts open, online, new-flavor competition. If nothing else, it will be a memorable Christmas dinner.
Drink
And to wash it all down? Pepsi certainly wins the award for effort. PepsiCo gave up advertising at the Super Bowl last year and, since then, the company’s been running …
Caught on Camera: the crowd calls the shots
December 17, 2010… edit.
Film makers uploading clips to Life In A Day are asked to tag their work (funny, sad, monkey plays drums etc) to make it easier to categorize. Long term this means the project won’t just produce a crowdsourced feature film, but also a massive, pre-catalogued database of open-source video clips. A unique resource that will be available to future film makers, journalists and academic researchers. Not to mention iPhone addicts, while they wait for their Starbucks.
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