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Google Image Labeler

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the counting-on-ocd dept.

vandalman writes to tell us that Google is betting on the obsessive compulsive need for many users to see big numbers next to their name with a new beta service called Google Image Labeler. From the description: "You'll be randomly paired with a partner who's online and using the feature. Over a 90-second period, you and your partner will be shown the same set of images and asked to provide as many labels as possible to describe each image you see. When your label matches your partner's label, you'll earn some points and move on to the next image until time runs out. After time expires, you can explore the images you've seen and the websites where those images were found. And we'll show you the points you've earned throughout the session."

2 of 389 comments (clear)

  1. You read my mind! by gettingbraver · · Score: 0, Troll

    Here's a thought: If Google expects me to do something for them, how about a FREE broadband connection as compensation?

  2. The "gay" strategy by suv4x4 · · Score: 0, Troll

    What if we all collectively agree to mark every single image "gay".

    Then we all get scores, and Google gets to show up pretty gay image results.