The Near Future of GPS-Enabled Crowdsourcing

Thanks for the comment Jorge.

I see this playing out badly before it gets better. Unfortunately, some third party providers are more interested in gaining customers than actully serving them.

Wht happens in that case is the the provider over-promises without a fully evolved proof-of-concept.

Eventually, I foresee marketers using this crowdsourced stategy as one tool in their toolbox, but not dedicating a full division to it.

Hello SunitaT,

Of course, that's one of the biggest pitfalls. Someone could "trick" the system and earn extra by having several accounts (which is not THAT bad) but it also creates disinformation. 

Also, they could go the way you mention, using the system for malicious activities. 

My opinion is that you can't bullet-proof the system, there's always going to be a pitfall. And if you added extra security, you might drive potential users aways ('takes too much time', etc)

Indeed, owning that information, at least in their minds, is crucial. That's how they talk with marketing companies to place ads, based on the number of users and that particual demographic. 

How do you see this playing out?

Hello mhhfive, real currency is definitely better but it adds complications (most people don't have bank accounts, and cash is even worse) - mobile banking is a new topic in the DR which is gaining strength (tPago.com.do) but not targetted at low income class.

Airtime is almost as valuable since they are always looking for extra minutes to talk. 

What type of jobs have you seen in Turk? I was seeing very basic jobs that paid cents.

The beauty of crowdsourcing is that you don’t really need data validation.

Jorge ,

Dont you think crowdsourcing is also Susceptible to faulty results caused by targeted, malicious work efforts ?

Thanks for the reply Jorge.

I agree that a third-party is needed for improvements to single-sign on/OAuth. As long as companies consider this a competititve advantage, reaching that goal will be difficult.

Amazon's mechanical turk is really useful, and it has the built-in advantage of being part of Amazon's payment system. Payment in mobile phone minutes might be nice for folks in the developing world, but wouldn't payment in real currency be a bit better?

But I'm wondering when an artificial artificial intelligence platform will be built on a payment platform like BitCoin.... That would be really interesting!

I didn't reply to your Amazon's Artificial artificial inteligence... I think its a great idea. It has 90,000 "HIT's" right now. 

Hello mhhfive,

What has worked very well for FourSquare is offer discounts at the participating stores/etc. 

How Nathan Eagle's system works is by offering airtime (most people in developing countries have prepaid mobile phones - so "minutes" are always welcomed).

Best,

Jorge

Hello Michael,

Thank you! 

What I was refering to in the article wasn't even a sign in system, as we know it. You basically could send a SMS with your name, SSN or another ID numer. That could be linked to a facebook account, or another network.

My concern is that if the initial login system is too complicated, it will drive people away. You should be able to report something right away and if that takes more than a minute, it won't work.

Regarding your question, I think what will happen is Facebook (or another big one) will allow other sites to use their auth. system but not a 3rd party to come in an implement their OpenID system.

Thanks again!

Jorge