TurkPad

I created something called TurkPad, http://apps.glittle.org/turkpad, which is like Etherpad, but with the ability to bring in turk workers. And it's free (for you). The site spends my own turk money, and reveals my turk account balance. There is also a PayPal link for people to donate money, with the hope that people will donate money to cover the cost of the experiments they run. It could make people pay with PayPal to start the experiment, but then it would have more friction, and people might complain to me saying: "Hey, I paid you money, and I didn't get what I wanted!"

People can spend up to $1 for each TurkPad instance. Here are the results from several early trails (I forget what the people/rate's were for each one, but I give my guess):

Brainstorming a company name (I think 10 people at $0.05/task):

original typewith.me pad: http://typewith.me/p/DgLMG36g

STARTPlease brainstorm a name for a company that let's the crowd invest in startup companies (like 100,000 people each investing $10 in a startup).

put name suggestions here (1 per turker) thanks!: CROWDVEST

Micro Pass

Startup Express.

Community Oriental Investers

Small but Strong    

Simple Start Investments

 Micro Investments

John H. suggested this task: "Come up with questions to ask applicants to a data entry job" (I think 20 people at $0.05)

original PiratePad: http://piratepad.net/zkVypZgPFb

Example Questions to Ask Applicants

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1. What will be the hardest part of completing this job? 

2. Do you have any questions about the task?

3. What one of your past jobs is most like this job?

4. Do you sacrifice accuracy for speed

5.  What is your words per minute speed?

6.  What is the accuracy value you have at that speed?

7.  What types of software are you familiar with?

8.  Data Entry is somewhat repetitive, will you get bored?

9.  Data entry requires you to work independantly, somewhat more alone than other jobs, would you feel isolated from other coworkers?

[...some blank lines...]

1. What will be the hardest part of completing this job?

2. Do you have any questions about the task?

3. What one of your past jobs is most like this job?

4. Do you sacrifice accuracy for speed?

5. What is your words per minute speed?

6.What is the accuracy value you have at that speed?

7. What types of software are you familiar with?

8. Data entry is somewhat repetitive, will you get bored?

9. Data entry requires you to work independantly, somewhat more alone than other jobs, would you feel isolated from others coworkers?

[...some blank lines...]

1. What outside factors may cause poor productivity for you.

2. Will you have many distractions.

3. how much money pay for each page ??

[...some blank lines...]

1. Have you done data entry job before    

2. How familiar are you with computers   

3. How familiar are you with web browsing

4. What is your typing WPM

5. How is your eye sight

6. Do you have reading glasses

7. Do you like working with team or isolated

8. Will you be confortable working long hours in front of the computer    

[...some blank lines...]

1.What is your typing speed

2.Which level you have passed in typing

3. Did you take typing as a personal hobby?

4.What is the most important aspect that you think is necessary for a data entry operator?

Panos I. suggested this task (I think 10 people at $0.05):

original PiratePad here: http://piratepad.net/DwGZbiGN22

Please generate an idea for a Tweet (< 100 characters) for this article: http://represent.berkeley.edu/umati/

Very much to reading and also better to get good improvement on my brain. 

YOUR TWEET IDEA HERE: #TheUmatiProject Using kiosks for targeted outsourcing #UCBerkeley Crowdsourcing is a great way to efficiently use the talents of turkers

- it is very useful to dud.

Crowdsourcing goes local #crowdsourcing20

Crowdsourcing done by experts #Crowdsour

#UCBerkeley creates #crowdsourceing vending machines

not bad.

really good

People with skills go where the money is #StatingTheObvious

Coin flipping (I think 10 people at $0.01/task):

original typewith.me pad: http://typewith.me/p/DgLMG36gdE

Please flip a coin, and write whether it landed on heads or tails:

Heads

- heads

heads

tails

heada

heads

heads

tails

tails

heads

heads

tails

tails

heads

tails

heads

heads

tails

heads

heads

tails

tails

tails

tails

head 

tail

heads