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(PRODUCT)RED Launches in US - A Wink Collection
(RED) was created by Bono and Bobby Shriver to raise awareness and money for The Global Fund by teaming up with the world’s most iconic brands to produce (PRODUCT)RED branded products. A percentage of each (PRODUCT)RED product sold is given to The Global Fund. The money helps women and children affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa.
This […]
Democratizing Search
As a social search engine, Wink lets people decide what is most relevant, because we’re trying to democratize search. No matter where you are, where you come from or what your role in the world, Wink gives you a voice to say what you think is important
We’re all part of a global community. We […]
Google Image Labeler
In the latest example of human powered solutions, Google recently launched Google Image Labeler. This was licensed from The ESP Game by Professor Luis von Ahn of CMU. Two people are matched and then are each shown the same sequence of images. Each player types a word that describes the image, hoping to match the […]
Google joins the Social Search Party
With the release of Co-op, Google has begun to allow its users to improve Google’s search results. Wink fundamentally believes that incorporating user input can improve search relevancy. The Wink Social Search Engine is designed to give ordinary people the power to improve search.
Alan Eustace at Google agrees. In her post Google machines vs. […]