Google Image Labeler - Help Google in labeling images while playing a game
Now, everytime you search for an picture using Google Image Search you will see a link at the bottom of the page showing the search results that says: “Want to help improve Google Image Search? Try Google Image Labeler.”
Google Image Labeler is actually a game! Quite cool and addictive if you have some some spare time to waste away. And ofcourse, it is primarily a new method Google had devised to improve the relevancy of it’s image search results. Here’s how:
From Google Image Labeler website:
You’ll be randomly paired with a partner who’s online and using the feature. Over a two-minute period, you and your partner will be shown the same set of images and asked to provide as many labels as possible to describe each image you see. When your label matches your partner’s label, you’ll earn points depending on how specific your label is. You’ll be shown more images until time runs out. After time expires, you can explore the images you’ve seen and the websites where those images were found. And we’ll show you the points you’ve earned throughout the session.
Check it out here. You need not even be logged in. You can play as a guest. This is how I fared:
