3 ms·
According to the same 2010 study I mentioned in another comment, about 7% use it 30 hours per week plus. That's not a huge number but I imagine that those of th
by tomgruner 13y ago
According to the same 2010 study I mentioned in another comment, about 7% use it 30 hours per week plus. That's not a huge number but I imagine that those of the 7% would consider it full time work. http://sites.uci.edu/andrewzaldivar/files/2012/05/SocialCode-2009-01.pdf http://sites.uci.edu/andrewzaldivar/files/2012/05/SocialCode...
- prostoalex 13y agoHow do they check the workers' location? Some of that income could be considered decent lower-middle-class in certain parts of the world.
- DanBC 13y agoI was doubtful at first, because of the need for both a computer (and Internet connection) in a part of the world where 25 cents an hour would be a decent lower-middle-class income. The World Bank has some information about countries with people living on $2 per day. (http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.2DAY http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.2DAY) Maybe there's a use for a "Fair Trade Mechanical Turk" - someone sets up an Internet work space for people in developing nations and FTMT sets minimum wages?
- deleted 13y ago[deleted]
- prostoalex 13y agoJust block first-world nations from accessing *.mturk.com, and problem solved.