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Of Maps and Men: is Apple relying on us to fix the iPhone 5?
September 27, 2012… solution, then perhaps a more effective crowd-based solution would be to use the crowd-based app Waze. That or go directly to the former Google Maps staff by using Google maps on your iPhone’s web browser. Somehow I don’t think this is what Apple intended.
If you can help shed some light on this issue, I’m all ears!
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apple, crowdsourcing, google, Google Map, IOS, iPhone, iPhone 5, microtask, OpenStreetMap, waze | 5 CommentsFixMyTransport: keep calm and carry on crowdsourcing
September 19, 2011… to find out where genuine customer frustrations are”. Here’s hoping.
Other apps like Waze and the (bizarrely named) Tiramisu use crowdsourcing to provide real-time, instant transport information: where the bus is or which roads are busy. FixMyTransport is much more long-term focused. Problems can be reported long after they happen. Campaigns could go on for months or even years. I guess we’ll have to wait and see whether the crowd will stick with FixMyTransport for the long …
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crowd, crowdsourcing, Fixmystreet, microwork, mySociety, Public transport, Tom Steinberg, Twitter, waze, WriteToThem | Leave a commentTesting Times
March 2, 2011… given that crowdsourcing itself plays a role in increasing numbers of mobile apps (think of Waze, the crowdsourced traffic info app), it’s surely only a matter of time before the crowd testers end up rating a crowd based app (metacrowdsourcing?). I guess the question is, how many stars will the crowd give the crowd?
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Android, apple, BlackBerry, crowd, crowdsourcing, crowdsourcing platform, distributed work, Handhelds, iPhone, Tony Soprano, utest, waze | 1 CommentToo fast, too furious? The app that’ll slow you down
November 29, 2010… are not willing to go this far (vigilante behavior has never really appealed to me at least).
Waze to get ahead
So, is there anything a little less risky the crowd could do to get motorists to kill their speed? Makers of iPhone and Android app Waze certainly seem to think so. Designed as a navigation and safety aid, Waze draws on a crowd of drivers to create a global map of real-time, constantly updated traffic information.
As you drive, the app’s GPS system tracks where you are …
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camera, car accident, crowd, crowdsourcing, crowdsourcing platform, distributed work, fees, iPhone, speed limit, traffic information, waze | 2 CommentsCrowdsourcing Crime Part I: The Good Guys
December 13, 2010… crowd efforts to fight speeding and car crime. Why don’t the police get onboard with apps like Waze I demanded? Well it turns out the cops are way ahead of me, at least those in the U.S home of rain, grunge and dubious romantic comedy, Seattle. After reading the blog, a friend of mine sent me a link to this local news report.
Not content with their 7000 regular Twitter followers, Seattle police have launched Getyourcarback on Twitter. Police post details of stolen vehicles (plates, …
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