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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. Lousy payscale. by Joehonkie · · Score: 0, Troll

    I doubt most people's time is worth that little.

  2. Your request was not completed successfully. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Your request was not completed successfully. Your request was not completed successfully. Your request was not completed successfully. Your request was not completed successfully. Your request was not completed successfully. What a shitty site.