WeCrowd: A WeChat based mobile crowdsourcing platform

Kai Ye, Yuling Sun, Jing Yang, Liang He

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Abstract

In this paper, we designed and implemented a lightweight mobile crowdsourcing platform called WeCrowd. What makes it distinct from other mobile crowdsourcing applications is that, it is based on WeChat and enables users to post and work on crowdsourcing tasks without setup process, which can greatly save storage space, speed up crowd work and also be convenient for users to take part in tasks. Based on this platform, we conducted a preliminary study to understand how this lightweight crowdsourcing platform worked in reality. The experiment results affirm that WeCrowd provides meaningful insights for mobile crowdsourcing, and enables mobile users to take part in tasks with more freedom, enthusiastic and high quality users experience. We end by some design implications for mobile crowdsourcing.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2017 IEEE 21st International Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design, CSCWD 2017
EditorsJean-Paul Barthes, Junzhou Luo, Weiming Shen, Nguyen Hoang Thuan, Jianming Yong, Pedro Antunes
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages30-35
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781509061990
DOIs
StatePublished - 12 Oct 2017
Event21st IEEE International Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design, CSCWD 2017 - Wellington, New Zealand
Duration: 26 Apr 201728 Apr 2017

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 2017 IEEE 21st International Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design, CSCWD 2017

Conference

Conference21st IEEE International Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design, CSCWD 2017
Country/TerritoryNew Zealand
CityWellington
Period26/04/1728/04/17

Keywords

  • CSCW
  • Crowdsourcing
  • Design
  • Mobile crowdsourcing
  • WeChat

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