readwriteweb.com — Although these HITs may stop short of being "fraud" in the legal sense of the word, they are certainly dishonest and unsavory. In addition to these spam bookmarking requests, we're also seeing HITs for Diggs, Stumbles, Slashdots, etc. of spammers' web pages and web sites.
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thesandmcmahonAug 30, 2008
This s**t is going to become self aware and kill us all.
mothrogAug 30, 2008
Spam != fraud. Buried as inaccurate.
havelavaAug 30, 2008
Sooooo somebody likes scrubs?
c0linarcherAug 30, 2008
Let me give you an example:Take a look at craigslist classifieds and you will find ads that say "advertisement processing" or "professional typist" needed. The ads ask you to send $15 to someone via paypal in return for "training materials". These training materials are generally 3 pages someone typed up on Microsoft word which give the responder oh-so-valuable advice on how to create similar ads that would entice fellow suckers to send you $15 (or whatever price you think you can convince people to send you) in return for similar training materials.Thats why i say this is distinctly American (I am too btw)
lukas88Aug 30, 2008
This is awesome. I just put out a HIT for writing haikus for a penny each.
angelaqAug 30, 2008
Even the "real jobs" on the site only pay about $1 an hour by the time they are completed.
georgemandisAug 31, 2008
Quality of the Internet being lowered? Was there some golden age of Internet use I missed where spam and crap didn't abound?
rachieheatherMar 17, 2009
Mechanical Turk - aside from this digg and bookmark fraud seems like a good idea - but it pays less than minimum wage - does not sound reasonable at all for the reputable tasks they list.
JaredKrryJun 25, 2011
Check out my blog on getting scammed out of $100 by MTurk. Do NOT trust MTurk.
http://iwasrippedoffbyamazonmechanicalturk.blogspot.com/