CS 104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Flea Market, Jimmy Wales, Noah Webster
20 Oct 2016
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Cs 104 - lecture 16: human computation - harnessing the power of crowdsourcing and. Originated by jeff howe in a wired magazine article from june 2006 ( the rise of. Refers to outsourcing a common task to a group of distributed individuals who may not know each other. The mob collectively reports on gas prices throughout neighborhoods to compile a large geographical profile of gas prices. Frequent contributors are given points that can be used for electronic tickets for chances at prizes. Can be dishonest - people that work at gas stations can lie. The mob collectively reports on traffic delays, road hazards, location of police, and even gas prices. In a cathedral, development restricted to a small group of decades or centuries. Very skilled workers work on it and they might die before it"s completed. With the bazaar, structures evolve in public view and open to comment and criticism.
