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June 2, 2010 4:12 pm
New Worker Services
It has been too long since my last update, and for that I apologize. Let me tell you a little about what CloudCrowd has been up to.
We’ve now paid for more than 400,000 tasks, and have more than 18,000 registered workers. We’re increasing the number of projects that are available; as I write this there are 6 available, representing thousands of tasks with the lowest task paying fifteen cents each. We also are excited to announce that we’ve just brought our first translation tasks online, and we’re signing up French to English and German to English translators.
On the Worker Support front, our appeals process has been adjusted so that an appeal on a rejected task can now be filed as frequently as once every 3 days. Additionally, we’re just rolling out a Comments function that will allow (and in some cases require) reviewers to give some detail on rejections.
We’ve also just started rolling out a new system for sending out notifications of new work. This is designed to address the frustration of “you sent me an email, but when I got to the site there wasn’t anything left.” With the new system, the number of notifications that get sent out is regulated according to how much work is available.
Finally, we are in the process of shifting our discussion forums from Facebook to a new system that we expect will provide more satisfying solutions to questions and exchange of useful tips and tricks.
These features were all prioritized because it became clear to us that they were frustration points. Please keep the feedback coming.
We’ve now paid for more than 400,000 tasks, and have more than 18,000 registered workers. We’re increasing the number of projects that are available; as I write this there are 6 available, representing thousands of tasks with the lowest task paying fifteen cents each. We also are excited to announce that we’ve just brought our first translation tasks online, and we’re signing up French to English and German to English translators.
On the Worker Support front, our appeals process has been adjusted so that an appeal on a rejected task can now be filed as frequently as once every 3 days. Additionally, we’re just rolling out a Comments function that will allow (and in some cases require) reviewers to give some detail on rejections.
We’ve also just started rolling out a new system for sending out notifications of new work. This is designed to address the frustration of “you sent me an email, but when I got to the site there wasn’t anything left.” With the new system, the number of notifications that get sent out is regulated according to how much work is available.
Finally, we are in the process of shifting our discussion forums from Facebook to a new system that we expect will provide more satisfying solutions to questions and exchange of useful tips and tricks.
These features were all prioritized because it became clear to us that they were frustration points. Please keep the feedback coming.
Alex Edelstein
CEO
CloudCrowd