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Just when we talked about Catalista, we’ve spotted another volunteering application for the iPhone. It’s called The Extraordinaries and it allows everyone to “micro-volunteer.” By that term the folks behind the app mean such actions as waiting for a movie to start, riding a bus, waiting in line; but also some serious work such as:
- Translate an NGO’s website into a foreign language
- Record locations of potholes for municipalities
- Identify birds for the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
- Tag images for the Smithsonian
- Transcribe ancient texts for ReCaptcha
- Fact check for reporters
Interested? The official application page in the AppStore has more information. Additionally, you could also check out a dedicated Extraordinaries channel on YouTube.
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About The Author
Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
