Amazon Mechanical Turk - Amazon provide freelancing platform

1. Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk) is a web service that enables people to perform tasks online via a web browser interface. You get paid per task performed. Tasks may range from simple data entry to complex analysis of images. In order to use MTurk, you need to create a worker account. Workers are then given a unique ID number, which they use to log in to their account and view their earnings history. Workers can also access their earnings history at any time.

 2. To start working, workers go to mturk.com. After logging in, they select the type of work they want to do. Then, they click “Start Work”. A few seconds later, they receive an email confirmation with instructions on how to complete the job.

 3. Once the job is completed, the worker receives payment via PayPal. Workers have the option to withdraw money from their bank accounts or request a check mailed to them.

 4. There are three types of jobs available on MTurk: HITs, HITs and HITs. HIT stands for Human Intelligence Task. These are short tasks that take less than 30 minutes to complete. HITs and HITs are longer tasks that require some human intelligence.

 5. Each task comes with its own unique URL. When a worker completes a HIT, he/she clicks the link provided in the email notification. The URL contains information about what the worker did, including the amount earned. If the worker wants to keep track of his/her earnings, he/she can visit the earnings page.

 6. As long as the worker keeps earning money, he/she can continue to work. However, if the worker does not earn anything for two weeks, he/she cannot login again until he/she earns $0.01.

 7. MTurk has several advantages over traditional freelancing sites. First, it offers a higher hourly rate. Second, it provides a safe environment for workers. Third, it helps businesses save costs by avoiding recruiting and training employees. Fourth, it makes it easier for small businesses to find quality workers. Finally, it gives workers the opportunity to make extra money without having to invest much effort.

 8. MTurk is free to use. Workers only pay a small fee when they accept a HIT.

 9. MTurk is best suited for tasks that involve data entry, transcription, surveys, and tagging. However, it can also be used for image processing, machine learning, and sentiment analysis.

 10. MTurk is currently the largest crowdsourcing platform in the world. It processes hundreds of thousands of tasks daily.

 11. MTurk was founded in 2005 by Jeff Hammerbacher, who previously worked at Google. He wanted to create a website where people could easily share their knowledge and skills.

 12. Amazon acquired MTurk in 2007. Since then, it has grown significantly. Today, it has more than 200 million registered users.

 13. Amazon Mechanical Turk is now owned by Amazon Web Services, Inc.

 14. Amazon Web Services, Inc., is a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc.

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