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Parse and CrowdFlower Partner to Bring Crowdsourced Photo Moderation to Parse-Powered Applications
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Dec 18, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --
Parse (http://www.parse.com), the leading mobile and desktop
application platform, today announced a partnership with CrowdFlower
(https://www.crowdflower.com), the world's largest crowdsourced
workforce, to bring crowdsourced photo moderation to Parse-powered
applications with the CrowdFlower Cloud Module. Cloud Modules are the
easiest way to integrate a Parse app with third-party services and
libraries like the already released Twilio, Mailgun, and SendGrid
Cloud Modules.
The CrowdFlower Cloud Module, the latest addition to the Parse
ecosystem, gives Parse application developers access to RTFM or Real
Time Foto Moderation. Many applications include photo sharing amongst
friends, family, and the world. Moderating these images can take a
lot of time and resources. By crowdsourcing this tedious task,
developers that create applications that include photo-sharing, like
the Parse-powered TOMS app, don't have to create a complex workflow
to manage moderation. Parse developers now have the power of millions
of eyes moderating their content with just a few lines of code.
"Many Parse applications take in user generated content. It's almost
always photos. Building an application that takes in photos is tricky
for obvious reasons so folks have had to build complex moderation
workflows. This partnership is an obvious one for us because it takes
away yet another pain point as we try to simplify application
development even further. Building successful applications doesn't
end at launch time. We're committed to partnering with excellent
companies like CrowdFlower to facilitate all parts of the process." -
Ilya Sukhar, CEO, Parse
"We've learned from our customers that a trained crowd of humans is
essential for fast, accurate photo moderation. Photo moderation for
mobile apps was the exact use case we had in mind when we released
our image moderation API earlier this year. There is so much
user-generated content that needs to be reviewed or moderated by the
app's team, and it can be difficult to find a scalable,
cost-effective way to do this. The partnership with Parse makes it
easier for developers to leverage crowdsourced moderation as part of
a suite of app development tools. We are really excited about making
this powerful resource more accessible to the app developer
community." - Chris Van Pelt, CTO, CrowdFlower
Additional information can be found at
https://www.parse.com/docs/cloud_modules_guide
Note: Both Ilya Sukhar, CEO, Parse and Chris Van Pelt, CTO,
CrowdFlower are available for interviews to discuss.
About Parse
Parse (www.parse.com) is the mobile app development
platform for iOS, Android, JavaScript, Windows 8, Windows Phone 8,
and OS X. Parse allows your team to focus more on creating a great
user experience and less on server maintenance and complex
infrastructure. We offer push notifications, social integration, data
storage, and Cloud Code which lets you add rich custom logic to your
app's backend.
With Parse, you can add a scalable and powerful backend in minutes
and launch your app in record time without ever worrying about server
management.
About CrowdFlower
CrowdFlower (www.crowdflower.com) is the leading
microtask crowdsourcing platform, offering quality-ensured
crowdsourcing solutions at unprecedented scale. The company solves
problems ranging from product categorization to business lead
verification to content creation. Our world-class client roster
enjoys increased flexibility, faster turnaround time, and cost
savings for their data and information needs. For more information,
visit the CrowdFlower blog (blog.crowdflower.com).
Parse Contact:
Ashley Smith
Director of Marketing at Parse
Tel: (404) 661-1685
Email: Email Contact
CrowdFlower Contact:
Audrey Craipain
Inner Circle Labs for CrowdFlower
Tel: (415) 684-940
Email: Email Contact
SOURCE: CrowdFlower
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