The TAG Challenge: $5k Global Manhunt Using Social Media 53
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samzenpus
from the where's-waldo dept.
from the where's-waldo dept.
An anonymous reader writes "CNET just published an article about a new challenge to photograph 5 target individuals in 5 different cities on March 31st. The TAG challenge will pay the winner $5k. Target mobility means this will be much harder than the DARPA Red Balloon Challenge which was won by MIT. From the article: 'On March 31, mug shots of five "suspects" will be published, and it'll be game on in a global hunt for "jewel thieves" in Bratislava, Slovakia; Stockholm; London; Washington, D.C.; and New York City, each of whom will spend 12 hours that day in public areas. The first team to upload photographs of each of the five by noon eastern time on April 1 will win the competition--and with it, a ton of international glory.'"
Armies of look-alikes and false positives (Score:5, Funny)
Now would someone, or a lot of someones, purposely disguise themselves to look like the targets individuals in the fives cities? And romp around all day in public? Nah, couldn't happen.
The volume of false positives will be amusing at least.
"There he is! Right next to Elvis, flipping burgers! With Angelina Jolie's leg!"
Re:Real fugitives... (Score:5, Funny)
are capable of wearing disguises
Have them wear hoodies, what could possibly go wrong?
April.... (Score:5, Funny)
>The first team to upload photographs of each of the five by noon eastern time on April 1 will win the competition--and with it, a ton of international glory...
Yep. They'll forever be known as the April Fools!
Re:able to leverage teams of people (Score:4, Funny)
"Dear RIAA. Each of these people shared a Copyrighted Song."
(Twelve minutes later)
"Here are their GPS coordinates and matching photos. Here is your $5,000 fee for bringing this to our legal department's attention."