Emoji Dick: Moby Dick to be translated into Japanese emoticons

Thousands of people will be paid small sums to translate portions of the original 1851 text into Emoji, the picture character language widely used in Japanese SMS messages. The Telegraph reports.

While the premise of the project � titled Emoji Dick � may be whimsical, it highlights the innovative ways in which the labour pool of bored internet users is being tapped to complete complex tasks.

Fred Benenson, the New York-based web product manager behind the idea, has launched an online appeal to raise $3,500 to pay for the crowd-source translation.

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emily | 3:37 PM | SMS and Litterature |
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