Comment from Roy
is this photo identifiable and lileky for sale on Amazon? and then a second one that says find this product for sale on Amazon . You can see the HITs (and do some, if you want to earn a few cents) here: I've tested several items, and have been mostly impressed. The speed at which results were delivered increased as the day progressed in the morning, right after launch, it took about five minutes. Later on, I was getting results emailed to me in about a minute. Accuracy-wise, here's what I tried, and what the results were:Amazon Kindle nailed itMacBook Pro power brick nailed itTimbuk2 Metro messenger bag got it, but in a different color (my color is no longer available)Picture of a DS Lite on my screen, from the Amazon product page nailed itAsus R2H UMPC nailed itAiptek Action HD video camera got the closest model Amazon offers (they don't carry the exact Action HD model I have)Cingular (HTC) 8525 smartphone flubbed it. The linked to some other smartphone that looks kind of similar, but I've never heard of. Probably because the 8525 is a couple years old, and no longer listed on Amazon.Overall, the results have been quite impressive, and I'm looking forward to playing with it some more, not only for actual things I want to buy, but to try to probe the boundaries of what MTurk processors can handle. And to see if they have a sense of humor.
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There is always M-Turk by AmazonBasically ppeole can post tasks and how much they will pay, the tasks cover the gamut and users can do the tasks to make money.Today, we build complex software applications based on the things computers do well, such as storing and retrieving large amounts of information or rapidly performing calculations. However, humans still significantly outperform the most powerful computers at completing such simple tasks as identifying objects in photographse2€”something children can do even before they learn to speak.For businesses and entrepreneurs who want tasks completed, the Amazon Mechanical Turk web service solves the problem of getting work done in a cost-effective manner by ppeole who have the skill to do the work. The service provides access to a vast network of human intelligence with the efficiencies and cost-effectiveness of computers. Oftentimes, the cost of establishing a network of skilled ppeole to do the work outweighs the value of completing it. By turning the fixed costs into variable costs that scale with business needs, the Amazon Mechanical Turk web service eliminates this barrier and allows work to be completed that before was not economical.For ppeole who want to earn money in their spare time, the Amazon Mechanical Turk web site solves the problem of finding work that they can do wherever and whenever they want.
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