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Amazon's Mechanical Turk

Posted by Zonk on from the no-one-in-the-box dept.

rscoggin writes "Amazon.com has a new program that wants you to 'Complete simple tasks that people do better than computers. And, get paid for it.' (example: 'Is there a pizza parlour in this photograph?'). For each task you complete you get a small payment, usually ranging from a few cents to a little under a dollar. It's named the Amazon Mechanical Turk after a famous hoax from the 19th century. Kill time and get paid in tiny increments to boot!" Similar to Google Answers, there seems to be a reliability ratings system and some incentives.

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  1. frist post! by TubeSteak · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Oh, and frist post.
    I totally rock because my frist post wasn't completely
    gay and useless like hundreds of other frist posts.

    I actually suspect the number would be in the thousands,
    but google thinks otherwise http://www.google.com/search?q="frist post" site:slashdot.org

    Oh wait... its spelled first post?
    shit
    Google for "first post"
    16,100 results does seem a bit more reasonable

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    [Fuck Beta]
    o0t!
    1. Re:frist post! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      16,100 results does seem a bit more reasonable

      CONGRATULATIONS! You must feel like a champ making a immature attempt in gaining a first post and winning! I would give you extra bonus points but you then bragged about your accomplishment and was modded "Offtopic" for acting like a PFY around 14 years old.

      However, I deeply regret to inform you that Google will not list results for your everyday "First Post" as most "First Post"s are modded to hell for containing meaningless information. Google's bot will only see Slashdot as an anonymous user would and, by default, anonymous visiters to the site do not see posts modded into oblivion. This means that fortunatly for you, your "First Post" will show in Google while your idiotic ramblings and brags of your "First Post" will not. Be sure to have your friends and family (girls who are friends are not girlfriends) log in anonymously to view your amazing achievement so as to where you will not be ridiculed for your following childish post.

      Thanks for playing "Slashdot: First Post" and be sure to not come back again.

  2. ^bump^ by TubeSteak · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    okay, you win mister coward.

    I accidentally made a first post
    then purposely bragged about it.

    and you know what, I do feel like a champ.
    I hope you spend the rest of your days on dial-up
    trying to make money of this Amazon mturk thing.

    --
    [Fuck Beta]
    o0t!