A couple weeks ago, I did a rant post that griped about how people are releasing software and applications that are horribly buggy -- and doing so without a care in the world because they slapped "beta" on the logo.
Believe me that I get it that test labs can be hard and expensive to set up, and in the mobile space in particular, the problem is particularly acute because there are so many handsets with different capabilities and operating processes.
Which is why I am happy to tell you about Mob4Hire, a company that applies the principle of crowd sourcing to the problem. The service connects would be testers from around the world with companies that need their platforms and applications tested. As a developer, you select the platforms you want to test on, and a price per tester, and get connected with people with those handsets willing to do the testing.
There are already several dozen opportunities posted on the site, so there business seems to be growing rapidly. In addition to the ability to source testers more or less immediately, the global reach of the offering lets you test in networks all around the planet.
This is such a sharp solution for a very real need.
Thanks for reading, and don't forget to write.
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