Comments for Mobenzi http://www.mobenzi.com Mobenzi is a software service that empowers people to earn money by completing simple tasks on their mobile phones. Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:24:56 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on About by » Blog Archive » Mobenzi Pilot in the Western Cape http://www.mobenzi.com/index.php/about/comment-page-1/#comment-394 » Blog Archive » Mobenzi Pilot in the Western Cape Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:24:56 +0000 http://www.mobenzi.com/?page_id=2#comment-394 [...] The Mobenzi team seeks to uncover new applications for these ‘human intelligence tasks’ and build the systems to process them, so that we can create novel technology solutions and help thousands of poor people earn additional income.”… [...] [...] The Mobenzi team seeks to uncover new applications for these ‘human intelligence tasks’ and build the systems to process them, so that we can create novel technology solutions and help thousands of poor people earn additional income.”… [...]

]]> Comment on Pilot Project Summary: Creating jobs using mobile phones in an African township by Openworld http://www.mobenzi.com/index.php/homepage/pilot-project-summary-creating-jobs-using-mobile-phones-in-an-african-township/comment-page-1/#comment-226 Openworld Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:35:07 +0000 http://www.mobenzi.com/?p=634#comment-226 Congratulations on your initiative! It has a lot of promise and is very convergent with what we have been working on at Openworld.com. In support of the project, Openworld may be able to offer microstipends in the $US20-30 range for Mobenzi workers who create and upload short Youtube clips (ideally created with cameraphones) on their Mobenzi experience. Let us know if you may be interested in such a project, or others relating to the "Seeds of Change" initiative described http://j.mp/q9IZn . In addition, we would be interested in possibly working with Mobenzi on a small pilot in one of the two following areas: 1. Engaging Mobenzi teleworkers to tag Tweets that include a request to act Although many Tweets are simply sharing opinions or personal updates, others include calls to action. Examples of actions requests include asking followers to donate to a good cause, to fill in an online survey, or to stop purchasing from companies that causing harm to local or global communities. A"RTa" or #R2A hashtag might be added to the Tweet in such cases. Such tags could help firms and nonprofit organizations quickly scan the feed from influential Twitterers, and spot emerging trends that can lead to actions. Another very useful service might be to help Twitter users organize their archived Tweets (see BackupmyTweets.com) into visual "mindmaps" (see Mindmeister.com). A client such as Openworld, in this case, could send Mobenzi a list of the preferred #hashtags that relate to the main topics in their web-based Mindmaps. Then, the Mobenzi teams would go through the archived Tweets and add these preferred hashtags to the (untagged) Tweets. Once the archived Tweets were updated with these hashtags, the archive could be exported into the web-based mindmap. The tagged archive would then auto-fill the Tweets into the corresponding topics in the Mindmap. This Tweet->Mindmap service would let organizations like ours quickly show potential followers the range and depth of topics we cover. Look forward to any thoughts on followup! Best, Mark Frazier Openworld.com @openworld @buildership (Twitter) Congratulations on your initiative!

It has a lot of promise and is very convergent with what we have been working on at Openworld.com.

In support of the project, Openworld may be able to offer microstipends in the $US20-30 range for Mobenzi workers who create and upload short Youtube clips (ideally created with cameraphones) on their Mobenzi experience.

Let us know if you may be interested in such a project, or others relating to the “Seeds of Change” initiative described http://j.mp/q9IZn .

In addition, we would be interested in possibly working with Mobenzi on a small pilot in one of the two following areas:

1. Engaging Mobenzi teleworkers to tag Tweets that include a request to act

Although many Tweets are simply sharing opinions or personal updates, others include calls to action. Examples of actions requests include asking followers to donate to a good cause, to fill in an online survey, or to stop purchasing from companies that causing harm to local or global communities.

A”RTa” or #R2A hashtag might be added to the Tweet in such cases. Such tags could help firms and nonprofit organizations quickly scan the feed from influential Twitterers, and spot emerging trends that can lead to actions.

Another very useful service might be to help Twitter users organize their archived Tweets (see BackupmyTweets.com) into visual “mindmaps” (see Mindmeister.com).

A client such as Openworld, in this case, could send Mobenzi a list of the preferred #hashtags that relate to the main topics in their web-based Mindmaps.

Then, the Mobenzi teams would go through the archived Tweets and add these preferred hashtags to the (untagged) Tweets.

Once the archived Tweets were updated with these hashtags, the archive could be exported into the web-based mindmap. The tagged archive would then auto-fill the Tweets into the corresponding topics in the Mindmap.

This Tweet->Mindmap service would let organizations like ours quickly show potential followers the range and depth of topics we cover.

Look forward to any thoughts on followup!

Best,

Mark Frazier
Openworld.com
@openworld @buildership (Twitter)

]]> Comment on Pilot Project Summary: Creating jobs using mobile phones in an African township by links for 2010-01-27 « Design in Africa http://www.mobenzi.com/index.php/homepage/pilot-project-summary-creating-jobs-using-mobile-phones-in-an-african-township/comment-page-1/#comment-196 links for 2010-01-27 « Design in Africa Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:05:20 +0000 http://www.mobenzi.com/?p=634#comment-196 [...] Mobenzi – Pilot Project Summary: Creating jobs using mobile phones in an African township Mobenzi is a software service that empowers people to be rewarded for completing simple tasks on their mobile phones. These tasks involve certain types of problems that are difficult for a computer to solve without assistance from a real person – even someone without expert knowledge of the problem. (tags: sms sbs_case_study mob_pilot) [...] [...] Mobenzi – Pilot Project Summary: Creating jobs using mobile phones in an African township Mobenzi is a software service that empowers people to be rewarded for completing simple tasks on their mobile phones. These tasks involve certain types of problems that are difficult for a computer to solve without assistance from a real person – even someone without expert knowledge of the problem. (tags: sms sbs_case_study mob_pilot) [...]

]]> Comment on About the Mobenzi Name and What it Means by Golden Mahove http://www.mobenzi.com/index.php/business/mobenzi_the_name/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Golden Mahove Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:45:10 +0000 http://www.mobenzi.com/?p=87#comment-5 This is great guys, the name certainly communicates the essence of your work and how the cellphone provides work opportunities. I agree with Brian about the description, it makes immediate sense to us because we have the background information on the project, I am not sure the same will apply to other readers who do not have the same background information. This is great guys, the name certainly communicates the essence of your work and how the cellphone provides work opportunities. I agree with Brian about the description, it makes immediate sense to us because we have the background information on the project, I am not sure the same will apply to other readers who do not have the same background information.

]]> Comment on About the Mobenzi Name and What it Means by Mark http://www.mobenzi.com/index.php/business/mobenzi_the_name/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Mark Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:21:31 +0000 http://www.mobenzi.com/?p=87#comment-4 Thanks Brian. We will definitely be adding a lot more information to the blog over the next few weeks - including much more detail about how the process works. Thanks Brian. We will definitely be adding a lot more information to the blog over the next few weeks – including much more detail about how the process works.

]]> Comment on About the Mobenzi Name and What it Means by Brian Whittaker http://www.mobenzi.com/index.php/business/mobenzi_the_name/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Brian Whittaker Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:43:20 +0000 http://www.mobenzi.com/?p=87#comment-3 Looks great. Good luck. Would be good to include a simple description of how Mobenzi works in practice. Looks great. Good luck. Would be good to include a simple description of how Mobenzi works in practice.

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