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Human Computation
02.09.2006
Today Madgoblin sent me a link to a video of Luis Von Ahn Speech at Google engEDU. The speech is quite interesting, it shows how sometimes you can solve big technical problems using bored humans minds (which there are billions!). He explains the concept of all of his games: ESP game, PeekaBoom, ... And hey, what a clever guy! Now I can't stop my mind trying to see how to apply this concept to other areas.

Also, looks like Google liked the concept and 'ripped' the ESP game for his brand new Google Image Labeler.

Hmm...
posted by ricardo cabello at 15:50
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That's a precedent idea, the first idea is the revolution of the users creating interfaces/information/da ta of your website, the second, is take comercial advantatges of the time of bored people, what's the next?
posted by Marc Palau
02.09.2006 , 16:01

SORRY!
Is not that I don't care about what you have to say, of course I do, but they are speaking louder and I lost my patience :(
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