It's a zoo out... up there

A few days ago I caught a piece about this...

Galaxy Zoo

Why do I include it here? Well, several reasons.

First up, it looks kind of fun.

Second, it seems very well designed. I like the user interface, and it's one I think could be an inspiration for future Junkk.com efforts, especially to facilitate data collection.

Now hold that thought.

Because what is really nifty is that it's basically there to get a bunch of you and me to do a ton of work for them, for nothing, for no better reason than... why not?

It has the same aura as a Wikipedia or Freecycle. I wish I could find a way to bottle that!