Comments on: CAPTCHA Solving Economy http://www.darrenherman.com/2008/08/30/captcha-solving-economy/ Marketing, Media, and Technology Conversations Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:47:48 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Kevin Marshall http://www.darrenherman.com/2008/08/30/captcha-solving-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-57323 Kevin Marshall Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:59:41 +0000 http://www.darrenherman.com/?p=781#comment-57323 I'm for seeing the captcha go away as well...in fact, www.semantichacker.com ran a contest earlier this year, and my entry specifically involved the idea of a semantic filter that could/should be used for this same type of thing that CAPTCHA is intended for...the basic idea being that every content item could/should have a semantic score that can be used to determine if a comment or other bit of content is relevant enough to be public/posted...from my point of view, automated responses are fine so long as they are relevant (think adsense vs spam)...a semantic filter would not stop spam, but it would force them to mold their messages into a more relevant message to the system they spam...and the hope is that, since it's more relevant, it wouldn't be quite so annoying to come across... btw - no word yet on if they liked the prototype or idea...the notice is supposed to be sent out in the next week or two for results of the contest, so I guess we'll see. I’m for seeing the captcha go away as well…in fact, http://www.semantichacker.com ran a contest earlier this year, and my entry specifically involved the idea of a semantic filter that could/should be used for this same type of thing that CAPTCHA is intended for…the basic idea being that every content item could/should have a semantic score that can be used to determine if a comment or other bit of content is relevant enough to be public/posted…from my point of view, automated responses are fine so long as they are relevant (think adsense vs spam)…a semantic filter would not stop spam, but it would force them to mold their messages into a more relevant message to the system they spam…and the hope is that, since it’s more relevant, it wouldn’t be quite so annoying to come across…

btw – no word yet on if they liked the prototype or idea…the notice is supposed to be sent out in the next week or two for results of the contest, so I guess we’ll see.

]]> By: Douglas Karr http://www.darrenherman.com/2008/08/30/captcha-solving-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-56413 Douglas Karr Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:04:13 +0000 http://www.darrenherman.com/?p=781#comment-56413 I actually love seeing CAPTCHA's demise. The technology is one of those irritating "Let's interfere with everyone's usability and experience because there are a couple of bad seeds out there." The CAPTCHA technology needs to be challenged for a better technology that does not interrupt the typical user. I actually love seeing CAPTCHA’s demise. The technology is one of those irritating “Let’s interfere with everyone’s usability and experience because there are a couple of bad seeds out there.” The CAPTCHA technology needs to be challenged for a better technology that does not interrupt the typical user.

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