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]]> By: 小小研究員的學習之路 » Web 2.0的小遊戲策略 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/14/blufr-tests-your-bs-radar/#comment-360793 小小研究員的學習之路 » Web 2.0的小遊戲策略 Thu, 09 Nov 2006 14:30:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/14/blufr-tests-your-bs-radar/#comment-360793 [...] 今天在TechCrunch上看到了一個有趣的小網站，這個名為Blufr的網站提供了線上問答的小遊戲，背後的題庫則是來自於Aanswers.com。 坦白說，我個人對於小遊戲興趣缺缺，真正讓我感興趣的其實是Marshall Kirkpatrick在文中提出的觀點：Aanswers.com是否有可能將這些網友回答的問答資料收集整理，用於強化Aanswers.com本身的服務呢？就像之前引起話題的Google Image Labeler一樣，用小遊戲的方式吸引使用者投入，並在遊戲的過程蒐集整理使用者提供的資料來強化服務本身。 [...] [...] 今天在TechCrunch上看到了一個有趣的小網站，這個名為Blufr的網站提供了線上問答的小遊戲，背後的題庫則是來自於Aanswers.com。 坦白說，我個人對於小遊戲興趣缺缺，真正讓我感興趣的其實是Marshall Kirkpatrick在文中提出的觀點：Aanswers.com是否有可能將這些網友回答的問答資料收集整理，用於強化Aanswers.com本身的服務呢？就像之前引起話題的Google Image Labeler一樣，用小遊戲的方式吸引使用者投入，並在遊戲的過程蒐集整理使用者提供的資料來強化服務本身。 [...]

]]> By: citizenZero.net » Do you, indeed, know jack? http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/14/blufr-tests-your-bs-radar/#comment-222209 citizenZero.net » Do you, indeed, know jack? Tue, 26 Sep 2006 02:43:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/14/blufr-tests-your-bs-radar/#comment-222209 [...] Thanks TechCrunch [...] [...] Thanks TechCrunch [...]

]]> By: Shiri http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/14/blufr-tests-your-bs-radar/#comment-205770 Shiri Tue, 19 Sep 2006 13:35:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/14/blufr-tests-your-bs-radar/#comment-205770 Dear #1 - please go here, this is soooo funny - the answer is yes! http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?s=is+web2.0+a+hype%3F Whether Web 2.0 is a hype or not, though, this app is super-fun. I think it's a great example of Answers' wide variety of uses. I absolutely love their site - have been using it for years in their older versions. Dear #1 - please go here, this is soooo funny - the answer is yes!
http://www.answers.com/main/nt.....+a+hype%3F

Whether Web 2.0 is a hype or not, though, this app is super-fun. I think it’s a great example of Answers’ wide variety of uses. I absolutely love their site - have been using it for years in their older versions.

]]> By: Make You Go Hmm: » Calling their Blufr, yes, way http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/14/blufr-tests-your-bs-radar/#comment-198705 Make You Go Hmm: » Calling their Blufr, yes, way Sat, 16 Sep 2006 07:34:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/14/blufr-tests-your-bs-radar/#comment-198705 [...] Hat tip to Techcrunch. [...] [...] Hat tip to Techcrunch. [...]

]]> By: cg http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/14/blufr-tests-your-bs-radar/#comment-196791 cg Fri, 15 Sep 2006 14:42:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/14/blufr-tests-your-bs-radar/#comment-196791 SLOW NEWS DAY SLOW NEWS DAY

]]> By: paul http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/14/blufr-tests-your-bs-radar/#comment-196676 paul Fri, 15 Sep 2006 13:56:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/14/blufr-tests-your-bs-radar/#comment-196676 FYI, the feedburner email on this points to the family "ANWERS dot com", instead of ANSWERS dot com FYI, the feedburner email on this points to the family “ANWERS dot com”, instead of ANSWERS dot com

]]> By: Pulse 2.0 | Tech 2.0 News http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/14/blufr-tests-your-bs-radar/#comment-195906 Pulse 2.0 | Tech 2.0 News Fri, 15 Sep 2006 07:59:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/14/blufr-tests-your-bs-radar/#comment-195906 <strong>Sonos supports Rhapsody streaming music...</strong> Sonos, a producer of digital home music devices have announced that their new devices will be able to support Rhapsody’s streaming music.      Rhapsody is a paid subscriber product created by Real Networks.  Rhapsody users will be able to str... Sonos supports Rhapsody streaming music…

Sonos, a producer of digital home music devices have announced that their new devices will be able to support Rhapsody’s streaming music. 
 
 
Rhapsody is a paid subscriber product created by Real Networks.  Rhapsody users will be able to str…

]]> By: Drama 2.0 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/14/blufr-tests-your-bs-radar/#comment-195772 Drama 2.0 Fri, 15 Sep 2006 06:41:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/14/blufr-tests-your-bs-radar/#comment-195772 Has Web 2.0 really sunken to the point where this type of thing gets a review on TechCrunch? :) Surely there must be other heavily-funded startups that went into Alpha 2.0 today that are more deserving? Has Web 2.0 really sunken to the point where this type of thing gets a review on TechCrunch? :) Surely there must be other heavily-funded startups that went into Alpha 2.0 today that are more deserving?

]]> By: Anshul http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/14/blufr-tests-your-bs-radar/#comment-195608 Anshul Fri, 15 Sep 2006 05:24:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/14/blufr-tests-your-bs-radar/#comment-195608 Nice and addictive but not very compelling. Nice and addictive but not very compelling.

]]> By: TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » Blufrはあなたの脳力をテストする http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/14/blufr-tests-your-bs-radar/#comment-195337 TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » Blufrはあなたの脳力をテストする Fri, 15 Sep 2006 03:20:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/14/blufr-tests-your-bs-radar/#comment-195337 [...] ［原文へ］ Blufr [...] [...] ［原文へ］ Blufr [...]

]]> By: Stoyan http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/14/blufr-tests-your-bs-radar/#comment-195289 Stoyan Fri, 15 Sep 2006 02:54:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/14/blufr-tests-your-bs-radar/#comment-195289 I played this game for about 30 mins. and i got top 10. I cheated but i got there. i know that it makes no difference but if you click on the link to get the url for the blufr you can go back and answer the correct answer over and over again till you get 10k points. i got pics too. http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/2639/blufr1br2.jpg http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/7696/blufr2uu1.jpg I played this game for about 30 mins. and i got top 10. I cheated but i got there. i know that it makes no difference but if you click on the link to get the url for the blufr you can go back and answer the correct answer over and over again till you get 10k points. i got pics too.

http://img110.imageshack.us/im.....fr1br2.jpg
http://img177.imageshack.us/im.....fr2uu1.jpg

]]> By: SutroStyle http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/14/blufr-tests-your-bs-radar/#comment-195248 SutroStyle Fri, 15 Sep 2006 02:38:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/14/blufr-tests-your-bs-radar/#comment-195248 My BS radar tells me that web 2.0 has gone a little too far... My BS radar tells me that web 2.0 has gone a little too far…

]]> By: John http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/14/blufr-tests-your-bs-radar/#comment-195215 John Fri, 15 Sep 2006 02:18:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/14/blufr-tests-your-bs-radar/#comment-195215 That sure is a cool little app. Why didn't I think of that... How do they check that user provided questions are not bluffs themselves? That sure is a cool little app. Why didn’t I think of that…

How do they check that user provided questions are not bluffs themselves?

]]> By: Tcruncher2 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/14/blufr-tests-your-bs-radar/#comment-195146 Tcruncher2 Fri, 15 Sep 2006 01:42:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/14/blufr-tests-your-bs-radar/#comment-195146 Addictive – yes. Useful – definitely yes. While their concept is a little different to the Google Image Label, simply because they are not ASKING you to provide an answer to a question as much as they are providing you with the answer. Google are asking you to tag the images in order to verify that the images are correct – obviously if you tag an image with a whole lot of tags that are completely different to what they have – it will flag them to them to check it out and set the right tags to improve it. What I find particularly more interesting about these types of apps, is how they are starting to get HUMAN AGREEGATED search involved as opposed to your traditional web search. The more that Google can integrate humans into their search (with the obvious checks in place to avoid spam etc) the more relevant their results will become. It wouldn’t take much for Google to do the old ‘You can win a Ferrari if you and your team score the most points in labelling Images’. Can you image the amount of data that they would gather from doing something like this? It would be absolutely phenomenal. For what $250,000? Come one Google, I want to win! Either way – cool little app! :) Addictive – yes. Useful – definitely yes.

While their concept is a little different to the Google Image Label, simply because they are not ASKING you to provide an answer to a question as much as they are providing you with the answer. Google are asking you to tag the images in order to verify that the images are correct – obviously if you tag an image with a whole lot of tags that are completely different to what they have – it will flag them to them to check it out and set the right tags to improve it.

What I find particularly more interesting about these types of apps, is how they are starting to get HUMAN AGREEGATED search involved as opposed to your traditional web search. The more that Google can integrate humans into their search (with the obvious checks in place to avoid spam etc) the more relevant their results will become.

It wouldn’t take much for Google to do the old ‘You can win a Ferrari if you and your team score the most points in labelling Images’. Can you image the amount of data that they would gather from doing something like this? It would be absolutely phenomenal. For what $250,000? Come one Google, I want to win!

Either way – cool little app! :)

]]> By: Peter http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/14/blufr-tests-your-bs-radar/#comment-195074 Peter Fri, 15 Sep 2006 01:06:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/14/blufr-tests-your-bs-radar/#comment-195074 Definitely addicting, and a nice concept. Useful? Probably not, but it's still nice nonetheless! Definitely addicting, and a nice concept. Useful? Probably not, but it’s still nice nonetheless!

]]> By: Scott-O-Rama » Another Great Time Waster http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/14/blufr-tests-your-bs-radar/#comment-195069 Scott-O-Rama » Another Great Time Waster Fri, 15 Sep 2006 01:03:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/14/blufr-tests-your-bs-radar/#comment-195069 [...] It’s called blufr and it’s a cool little site that makes true and false statements about history, science, geography and other topics. Some of the statements are true and some are bluffs (untrue), if you can tell which are which you win points and climb up the Blufr scoreboard. (Description borrowed from TechCrunch) [...] [...] It’s called blufr and it’s a cool little site that makes true and false statements about history, science, geography and other topics. Some of the statements are true and some are bluffs (untrue), if you can tell which are which you win points and climb up the Blufr scoreboard. (Description borrowed from TechCrunch) [...]

]]> By: Ryan http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/14/blufr-tests-your-bs-radar/#comment-195068 Ryan Fri, 15 Sep 2006 01:00:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/14/blufr-tests-your-bs-radar/#comment-195068 Ok, this site is going to be insanely addicting. I started using it and knew I had to stop myself after two tries. :P Ok, this site is going to be insanely addicting. I started using it and knew I had to stop myself after two tries. :P

]]> By: www.techtagg.com - See Tech Taggers view on this story! http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/14/blufr-tests-your-bs-radar/#comment-195057 www.techtagg.com - See Tech Taggers view on this story! Fri, 15 Sep 2006 00:54:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/14/blufr-tests-your-bs-radar/#comment-195057 <strong>Blufr tests your b.s. radar...</strong> Blufr is a cool little site that makes true and false statements about history, science, geography and other topics. Some of the statements are true and some are bluffs (untrue), if you can tell which are which you win points and climb up the Blufr sco... Blufr tests your b.s. radar…

Blufr is a cool little site that makes true and false statements about history, science, geography and other topics. Some of the statements are true and some are bluffs (untrue), if you can tell which are which you win points and climb up the Blufr sco…

]]> By: Startups.in/India http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/14/blufr-tests-your-bs-radar/#comment-194994 Startups.in/India Fri, 15 Sep 2006 00:32:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/14/blufr-tests-your-bs-radar/#comment-194994 Nice concept. Well designed and very addictive/engaging. I wish it also allows me to just enter a question and in return provide an yes/no answer. User: "Is Web2.0 a hype?" :) Blufr: Yes Nice concept. Well designed and very addictive/engaging.
I wish it also allows me to just enter a question and in return provide an yes/no answer.

User: “Is Web2.0 a hype?” :)
Blufr: Yes

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