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Not to doubt the honesty of Google here, but independently from the altruistic considerations, this is very smart market research outsourcing. Lots of people f
by euccastro 18y ago
Not to doubt the honesty of Google here, but independently from the altruistic considerations, this is very smart market research outsourcing.
Lots of people from different backgrounds will be eagerly giving the company ideas about things that (1) people want and (2) are massively scalable. Most will not be directly monetizable, but one or two gems could make this experiment pay off in very pragmatic, egotistical terms.
Not a criticism at all. It only brings hope when benevolence and business go by the hand.
- mad44 18y agoYou make a great point. The profit margin on the product may be very low, yet the developing world (which this effort seems to be targeting primarily) is a huge market, and the investment will pay off greatly. Plus, the product will be for a good cause. Win-win situation. Secondly, Google is harvesting the wisdom of the crowds with this call. No doubt there will be several great gems from the fringes. I am looking forward to see the top 100 list. I am also confused a little. Google states that the Google employees will go over all the submissions and choose the top 100 list. Wouldn't that be incredibly tedious? I wonder what tools they will use to speed things up. I think this would make a great job to submit to the Mechanical Turk.