14 DAY TRIAL // Google has released a new application that requires users to help the giant company with translations and text transcriptions. Those who have 5-10 seconds to spare can check out the app and help Google with numerous tasks.
Google’s Crowdsource requires users to translate and transcript text into multiple languages. Those who speak one language can help with image transcription and handwriting recognition, although some of the text provided inside the application is quite difficult to understand.
Users also receive an image so they can type out what it says. The pictures that appear inside the application are street signs, so they are easy to transcript and even translate.
Users who speak two or more languages can create and verify translations for text and Maps data, which would help Google provide more accurate text inside applications.
Google will use the information gathered inside Crowdsource in order to improve the accuracy of translations in Google Translate and of Google Maps in countries around the world.
There are no actual rewards inside the application, and its very description reads, “Everytime you use it, you know that you’ve made the internet a better place for your community.” Which is essentially true, but it remains to be seen if that will satisfy users. Google wants users to make translations and text transcriptions whenever they have a few seconds to spare.
Google’s Crowdsource is available in the Google Play store.