National crowdsourcing project to better predict world events
If intelligence agencies could have accurately predicted the events of 9/11, imagine how world history would have changed.
Computer Sciences
Jul 28, 2011
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Carnegie Mellon develops iPhone app that predicts when bus will arrive
Everybody who waits at a bus stop wants to know one thing: Where's the bus? Thanks to Tiramisu, a new iPhone application developed at Carnegie Mellon University, transit riders in Pittsburgh will soon be able to get the answer ...
Software
Jul 27, 2011
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Crowdsourcing speeds up earthquake monitoring
Data produced by internet users can help to speed up the detection of earthquakes. Fast and accurate information is essential in the case of earthquakes: Epicentre location, depth and magnitude are minimum requirements to ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 3, 2019
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Researchers find malicious behavior the norm in crowdsourcing contests
(Phys.org) —A small team of researchers with members from facilities in the U.K., Australia, and Saudi Arabia has found that when it comes to crowdsourcing contests, malicious behavior is the norm. In their paper published ...
Police use new tool to source crowds for evidence (Update)
An annual spring party in a Southern California beach town devolved into a riot last month when revelers turned violent, rocking cars, smashing windows and throwing rocks. Dozens were injured and about 50 people ended up ...
Software
May 2, 2014
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Making crowdsourcing easier
Crowdsourcing is a technique for farming out labor-intensive tasks over the Internet by splitting them into small chunks that dozens, hundreds or even thousands of people complete at their desks for a few cents each.
Computer Sciences
Aug 24, 2012
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More big brands are tapping creative crowdsourcing sites
To fashion an alluring look for its latest pair of DC Shoes, Quiksilver extended far beyond its team of in-house artists. It challenged a worldwide crowd.
Internet
Feb 4, 2015
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Fighting crime through crowdsourcing
Crowdsourcing utilizes the input of a crowd of online users to collaboratively solve problems. To advance this emerging technology, researchers at the University of Miami are developing a computing model that uses crowdsourcing ...
Computer Sciences
Nov 12, 2014
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Ask the crowd: Robots learn faster, better with online helpers
University of Washington computer scientists have shown that crowdsourcing can be a quick and effective way to teach a robot how to complete tasks. Instead of learning from just one human, robots could one day query the larger ...
Robotics
Jun 26, 2014
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Crowdsourcing search for missing plane is overloaded
A crowdsourcing effort to locate the missing Malaysia Airlines plane using satellite imagery overloaded the computer network with an "unprecedented" amount of traffic, the technology company said Tuesday.
Other
Mar 11, 2014
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