Crowdflower, a startup that helps
other companies outsource tasks to crowdsourced labor services like
Gambit and Amazon Mechanical Turk, announced
today that it released its application programming interface (API) to
allow third-party developers to build on top of this framework. It
also says it has partnered with TrialPay, an online payment platform
that offers unique fee options known as offers, which are special ads.
TrialPay is unique because it allows people to pay for one thing while they are buying another. For example, you could get a free trial for an application if you take advantage of a discount at another retailer. More relevant to Crowdflower, the TrialPay deal might allow crowdsourced workers to earn Facebook Credits for their work instead of cash. The company says this option might appeal to younger social gamers who would prefer to work for credits. Yes, that’s right. People are willing to be paid virtual money for real work.
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Author: Camille Ricketts
