__/ [ Paul ] on Thursday 14 September 2006 17:44 \__
> From : http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/5336284.stm
>
> Google has just taken on legions of new workers. None are being paid -
> and you might be one of them.
>
> Since workplace computers were hooked up to the internet, office
> workers have found more ways of wasting time at work, with e-mailed
> jokes or videos of apparently-amusing accidents.
>
> <snip />
More recently, Google unveiled a servcies wherein people label images for
Google. Amazon has been doing something similar, but compensated people for
their time. Microsoft does the same thing when it encourages people to serve
as test dummies. Why would people help multi-billion corporations for free?
it's beyond me...
Microsoft wants more Vista testers
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| It hopes to have about 5 million testers checking out latest version
| of Windows update, as it tries to stamp out bugs.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6115744.html
Best wishes,
Roy
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