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Reference:

Mobile-volunteering puts thumbs to work for good causes

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/28/digitalbiz.microtasking/index.html

By Cherise Fong, for CNN

October 29, 2009 3:55 a.m. EDT

Summary:

In Cherise’s article, it tells us the mobile can help other people for public good. In today’s life, people can use new kinds of cell phones making volunteer work. Cherise gives an example that Extraordinaries is a knid of software for iPhone. It can collect images and a variety of data to help the children out of poverty, access to learning opportunities. CrowdFlower is a professional providor, and she reports that so far more than 20,000 tasks have been completed, for a total of more than 100,000 points, where the monetary equivalent of 100 points can buy half a fish and a loaf of bread. However, the programme is not very great now, we will watch it in the fiture.

Reaction:

I think this article is hard for me. I tried to understand it very much. The article shows me a mian points that scientists make some programs to inprove our cell phones. We can use many functions of our cell phones. If we can use our phones to help other people who need help, it’s very good and the reason why people invent it. In my eyes, cell phone will be more useful in the future.

Vocabulary:

1. thrive: to grow strongly and vigorously.

2. sampling: the process of selecting a random sample.

3. defibrillator: an apparatus for stopping fibrillation of the heart by application of an electric current to the chest wall or directly to the heart.

4. transpire: to come out to light.

5. mobilize: to organize for a purpose.

6. collaborative: accomplished by collaboration.

7. contextual: relating to, dependent on.

8. equivalent: equal or interchangeable in value.

9. default: a failure to act