Mechanical Turks

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"I make $1.45 a week and I love it" | Salon Technology

I saw this article today on Salon and already I am obsessed with the idea. The tagline says it all:

On Amazon Mechanical Turk, thousands of people are happily being paid pennies to do mind-numbing work. Is it a boon for the bored or a virtual sweatshop?

Intriguing, no?