September 06, 2004
Collaborative projects galore
THIS WEEK NetSpeak takes a look at some new/worthwhile online collaborative projects.
This column has already featured the success of several collaborative projects on the Net that basically function by harnessing the knowledge/skills of netizens spread across the globe. The Project Gutenberg (PG- http://www.promo.net/pg/) that aims to create digital versions of all the books available under public domain is a much-acclaimed project in this genre. The Distributed Proofreading (DP- http://www.pgdp.net/c/default.php) project, which enlists the service of people who are willing to proofread texts by reading its scanned images is another one that runs quite efficiently.
This column has already featured the success of several collaborative projects on the Net that basically function by harnessing the knowledge/skills of netizens spread across the globe. The Project Gutenberg (PG- http://www.promo.net/pg/) that aims to create digital versions of all the books available under public domain is a much-acclaimed project in this genre. The Distributed Proofreading (DP- http://www.pgdp.net/c/default.php) project, which enlists the service of people who are willing to proofread texts by reading its scanned images is another one that runs quite efficiently.
