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Can we devise a scheme like RECAPTCHA for translations so that there is incentive for users to help contribute to the correct translation of large amounts of text from English to regional languages?
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reCAPTCHA for translation
First look up Google
for “reCAPTCHA”
reCAPTCHA for translation
RECAPTCHA uses
a special CAPTCHA:
always two words
reCAPTCHA for translation
One word is a commonly known word
twisted and obfuscated deliberately,
to make it a useful CAPTCHA
reCAPTCHA for translation
The other is
a random, unscannable word
from the image
of a famous printed text
reCAPTCHA for translation
Hence the first word acts
like a primary check
on your being a human
reCAPTCHA for translation
And the second word
uses your human intelligence
by asking you to identify
what their OCR could not recognize.
reCAPTCHA for translation
They scan famous, public works.
The result is a free book for everyone,
made complete by identifying
one difficult word at a time!
reCAPTCHA for translation
They give you value (security)
They take from you value (identify un-OCRed word)
And then give back more(the book)
While being unobtrusive!
reCAPTCHA for translation
Translation needs public participation
Translation needs people's thought
Google is a good boy
They request your improvement.
reCAPTCHA for translation
But what if you're a bad boy?
Facebook, Microsoft, Tech News portal?
What if your user depends on you?
Can you force him to help?
reCAPTCHA for translation
Can you say:
Hi there!We'll show you the full page,
if you help us translate,just this one sentence,
into your native language?After all,
you're helping your own people!
reCAPTCHA for translation
Can you throw people a challenge?
Can you convince them to take it?
Can you give them points or money?
Can you coax them into action?
reCAPTCHA for translation
Can you ask them to ...
answer a translation CAPTCHA ?
Can this trick work?If you adapt it a bit?
If you add value?
Bittorrent? Pirate Bay? Wikipedia?
reCAPTCHA for translation
Help your own people!
Translate the stuff that the big guys cannot.(Google, BabelFish, etc)
reCAPTCHA for translation
Let's make the world better
for our less fortunate brethren,
One sentence at a time.
THANKS!!