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{{Citizen science software
{{Citizen science software
|field_project_name=Amazon mechanical turk
|field_project_name=Amazon mechanical turk
|field_project_access_URL=https://www.mturk.com/
|field_project_description=The API allows programmers to use the Amazon mechanical turk API. Three types of people interact with Amazon Mechanical Turk:
* Requesters, who creates and pays for the work done by Workers. They can create and advertise work using the Amazon Mechanical Turk command line interface or the Requester User Interface and thereby not need developers
* Workers, who find and accept work advertised by Requesters
* Developers, who create Amazon Mechanical Turk applications that Requesters and Workers use.
|field_volonteer_computing=no
|field_volonteer_thinking=yes
|field_volonteer_sensing=yes
|field_volonteer_gaming=no
|field_system_overview=Amazon Mechanical Turk Workflow, according to [http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSMechTurk/latest/AWSMechanicalTurkRequester/IntroductionArticle.html Introduction to Amazon Mechanical Turk] (nov. 6 2013)
# A developer creates an Amazon Mechanical Turk application.
# A Requester uses an Amazon Mechanical Turk application, command line interface, or the Requester UI to create work, called a HIT, and advertises the work using Amazon Mechanical Turk.
# Workers visit the Amazon Mechanical Turk website and decide which work to undertake.
# Optionally, the Requester can require the Worker to pass a qualification test before being granted the opportunity to do the work.
# The Workers complete one or more HITs and submit their answers using Amazon Mechanical Turk.
# The Requester reviews the work and pays the Worker for work done well or rejects the work and does not pay the Worker.
|field_tutorials_documentation=This field should be killed or rather replaced by yes/no !
|field_completion_level=Low
|field_last_edition=2013/11/05
|field_last_edition=2013/11/05
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{{Documentation
|field_documentation_name=Documentation Archive Amazon Web Services, Mechanical Turk
|field_documentation_link=aws.amazon.com/archives/Amazon Mechanical Turk?
|field_official=Yes
|field_documentation_type=website page
}}
Not everyone is admitted to being a "turk". [[User:Daniel K. Schneider|I]] was flatly refused. Quote:
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Greetings from Amazon Mechanical Turk,
We have completed our review of your Amazon Mechanical Turk Worker Account. We regret to inform you that you will not be permitted to work on Mechanical Turk.


: Our account review criteria are proprietary and we cannot disclose the reason why an invitation to complete registration has been denied. If our criteria for invitation changes, you may be invited to complete registration in the future.
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THIS PAGE DESCRIBE A CITIZEN SCIENCE SOFTWARE

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IDENTIFICATION

Amazon mechanical turk API homepage
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⇳ Description The API allows programmers to use the Amazon mechanical turk API. Three types of people interact with Amazon Mechanical Turk:

  • Requesters, who creates and pays for the work done by Workers. They can create and advertise work using the Amazon Mechanical Turk command line interface or the Requester User Interface and thereby not need developers
  • Workers, who find and accept work advertised by Requesters
  • Developers, who create Amazon Mechanical Turk applications that Requesters and Workers use.

➠ Purpose

COMPUTING
THINKING
SENSING
GAMING

TEAM

MAIN TEAM LOCATION
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♜ DEVELOPERS TEAM

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  • Leader:
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OVERVIEW

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▣ SYSTEM OVERVIEW [[Has system overview::Amazon Mechanical Turk Workflow, according to Introduction to Amazon Mechanical Turk (nov. 6 2013)

  1. A developer creates an Amazon Mechanical Turk application.
  2. A Requester uses an Amazon Mechanical Turk application, command line interface, or the Requester UI to create work, called a HIT, and advertises the work using Amazon Mechanical Turk.
  3. Workers visit the Amazon Mechanical Turk website and decide which work to undertake.
  4. Optionally, the Requester can require the Worker to pass a qualification test before being granted the opportunity to do the work.
  5. The Workers complete one or more HITs and submit their answers using Amazon Mechanical Turk.
  6. The Requester reviews the work and pays the Worker for work done well or rejects the work and does not pay the Worker.]]

Other information

field_project_name Amazon mechanical turk
field_project_purpose Support citizen science activities:
Computing: NO Thinking: YES
Sensing: YES Gaming: NO
field_home_page_URL
Total number of projects (estimate)
Total individual participants (estimate)
field_project_start_date
field_comments
[[Has system overview::Amazon Mechanical Turk Workflow, according to Introduction to Amazon Mechanical Turk (nov. 6 2013)
  1. A developer creates an Amazon Mechanical Turk application.
  2. A Requester uses an Amazon Mechanical Turk application, command line interface, or the Requester UI to create work, called a HIT, and advertises the work using Amazon Mechanical Turk.
  3. Workers visit the Amazon Mechanical Turk website and decide which work to undertake.
  4. Optionally, the Requester can require the Worker to pass a qualification test before being granted the opportunity to do the work.
  5. The Workers complete one or more HITs and submit their answers using Amazon Mechanical Turk.
  6. The Requester reviews the work and pays the Worker for work done well or rejects the work and does not pay the Worker.]]
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Documented projects in this wiki:


Sorry, the PDF print version needs yet to be done ....

Thinking: yes Computing: no Sensing: yes Gaming: no


Documentation Archive Amazon Web Services, Mechanical Turk Go

Yes

website page

Not everyone is admitted to being a "turk". I was flatly refused. Quote:

Greetings from Amazon Mechanical Turk, We have completed our review of your Amazon Mechanical Turk Worker Account. We regret to inform you that you will not be permitted to work on Mechanical Turk.

Our account review criteria are proprietary and we cannot disclose the reason why an invitation to complete registration has been denied. If our criteria for invitation changes, you may be invited to complete registration in the future.


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