[consulting] A chuckle

[Sami Khan]

On Fri, 6 Aug 2010 23:48:21 -0700, Therese Kells <therese.kells at gmail.com>
wrote:
> This sound like the making a new reality game show. At the moment my
mind is
> not quick enough to come up with a good title for it.

Crowdsourcing: The Game
Will you be a source, or the crowd?... (or the free to exploit herd?)

We have had contests that do the same thing:
http://www.forbes.com/2010/07/09/99designs-spec-graphic-technology-future-design-crowdsourcing.html

I guess having a game show would sufficiently add insult to injury. The
internet is the next sweatshop if these sorts of
trends keep up... despite the chuckles we may be having right now.

Sami


> 
> On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 12:57 PM, Jeff Greenberg
> <jeff at ayendesigns.com>wrote:
> 
>>  Received this request for a bid today. Still chuckling.
>>
>>
>>  You have been invited by the employer to participate in a private
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and
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>>
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