Crowd-sourcing Optimizing Software DevelopedCategory: Science &
Technology Posted: December 7, 2011 12:23PM Crowd-sourcing is a
technique for information gathering and discovery that has
really evolved as Internet connectivity has increased. Sites
like Wikipedia rely on it to provide the information others look
for, but just because it is being used by many, does not mean it
is being used as well as it could be. Researchers at Tel Aviv
University have developed software to optimize the information
gathered from crowd-sourcing. When information is posted on a
site, someone on the site’s staff have to check it to make sure
the information is valid and not offensive. This task can become
extremely difficult and tedious as more information comes in.
The software has the ability to recognize which sources provide
the best information and which are lacking. When the information
is lacking, questionable, or inappropriate, the appropriate
moderator can be automatically alerted to check it or improve
it.