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What the heck is Mechanical Turk?
@ehrenfoss
Mysterious chess playing contraption?
Hoax! Dude in a box!
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mturk.com● Boring tasks?● repetitive tasks?● ...but computers can't do
them?● ...and the intern would quit?
mturk.comPeople ("turkers") ● do simple, short tasks● get a little $ per task"Requesters" ● what task?● how much to pay?● and how to verify the results.
Q: Is this a seagull?
A: No, it is not. ==> $0.10!
Data Gathering
User Testing
User Testing
it seems like a scam… i would be leery of using this because it has access to my facebook information and a credit card, etc… The design seems a bit informal, so it appears to not be legit. It seems sort of unprofessional, almost like a scam, but that might just be the appearance of the site.
Feedback Army
Related to pet adoption?
-> Maybe -> Yes -> No! -> Yes
Video feedback
Downsides :-(● Yes, it costs $● Not at all user friendly● Takes some practice● Some missing features
Dubious Quality?● Use >1 people per task● Average the responses● Use an additional layer of
HITs for review
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