Archive | December, 2011

Video: Scaling Online Collaboration

Video: Scaling Online Collaboration

After re-purposing CAPTCHA so each human-typed response helps digitize books, Luis von Ahn wondered how else to use small contributions by many on the Internet for greater good. At TEDxCMU, he shares how his ambitious new project, Duolingo, will help millions learn a new language while translating the Web quickly and accurately — all for [...]

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Crowd Sourcing: A brief introduction for those who don’t know

Crowd Sourcing: A brief introduction for those who don’t know

Though crowd sourcing is not a new concept, it has definitely flourished in recent times as more and more individuals and companies move towards the internet for social media, shopping, and advertising. Many companies have used the internet as an advertising resource for many years, but as social media and networking has reached global heights [...]

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