YouTube Is Looking for Volunteers To Improve Its Site (fortune.com)

Posted by msmash on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @09:00AM from the good-things dept.

The video-sharing site is looking for "heroes." YouTube is looking for a few good users who want to be "Heroes." Google's video-sharing site wants volunteers to help moderate its content by flagging inappropriate content, fielding questions in YouTube Help forums, and contributing video captions and subtitles, reports Reuters. From the report:Performing those types of tasks will help users earn points in the site's new crowdsourcing program, called "YouTube Heroes." YouTube announced the "Heroes" program in a post on the site's help channel on Wednesday that included a video showing prospective volunteers how they can participate and the perks they can earn. "You work hard to make YouTube better for everyone and, like all heroes, you deserve a place to call home," YouTube says in the video.

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The Uber of Online Videos by PopeRatzo · 2016-09-21 09:33 · Score: 4, Funny

I'm looking for volunteers to fluff my pillow and scratch my balls.
It's an unpaid position, but think how good it will look on your resume.

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1. Re:The Uber of Online Videos by toonces33 · 2016-09-21 13:10 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  My cat will scratch your balls for you, but her claws are pretty sharp.
waiting patiently ... by swell · 2016-09-21 10:31 · Score: 5, Funny

For a similar offer from Slashdot. Moderating is so yesterday, I want to be a Slashdot Hero !

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