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Weekend MTurk Bonus!

Happy Valentines Day!

MTurk is full of HITs, earn bonus $$$ for work completed before midnight PST Sunday, February 16th, 2014.

Log-In at http://tinyurl.com/kvpulc9

  • $1 for each 100 Transcription HITs approved*
  • $3 for each 200 Transcription HITs approved*
  • $6 for each 300 Transcription HITs approved*

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MTurk Bonus & Volume Announcement!

BONUS THIS WEEKEND!

MTurk is busy, earn additional bonus $$$ for work completed before midnight PST Sunday, February 16th, 2014.

Log-In Now http://tinyurl.com/kvpulc9

  • $1 for each 100 Transcription HITs approved*
  • $3 for each 200 Transcription HITs approved*
  • $6 for each 300 Transcription HITs approved*

Look for the Highest Priority HIT queues when you log in to Mechanical Turk.

**Payments awarded on all approved HITs! Payment will be paid according to the following Holiday Weekend Schedule- work completed from Thursday Feb 13, 2014 through midnight Sunday February 16, 2014 will be paid on Wednesday February 19, 2014

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MTurk Transcription Review Tool with Video Training!

We are taking all of the guesswork out of Transcription Review HITs!

You no longer have to decide if a transcript is “Fraud”, “Poor”, “Good”, or “Perfect”.

Now you can simply count the errors and our sophisticated new review tool will do all of the heavy lifting for you!

Use the new training video and document to learn more!

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New MTurk Transcription Review Tool!

No More Guesswork In Transcription Review HITs!

You no longer have to decide if a transcript is “Fraud”, “Poor”, “Good”, or “Perfect”.

Now you can simply count the errors and our sophisticated new review tool will do all of the heavy lifting for you!

See the new Training Guide to help you navigate the new changes.

Still have questions? Visit our new FAQ’s!

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CrowdSurf MTurk Scores Explained

We understand transparency is key in providing a great worker experience!

So, here is the basic breakdown of the 3 types of CrowdSurf scores.

  1. Approval Rating - measures the ratio of rejected tasks to approved task (min. of 95%)
  2. Qualification Score - measures the number of approved tasks (min. of 90)
  3. Quality Control “QC” Score - measures average quality based on our Fraud- Perfect scale. A ‘Good’ HIT can be approved and your Qual Score increases, but may still contain errors so your QC score decreases. (min. of 3.5)

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New In-Tool Spell-Checker!

A brand new tool to help you submit perfect HITs in MTurk every time!

Now you’ll never have to worry about typos again because CrowdSurf’s new spell-checker will catch them for you!

Follow these three easy steps for perfect transcripts:

  1. Type out your verbatim transcript.
  2. Once you’re done, click Submit.
  3. Our spell-checker will alert you of any spelling errors and will help you correct them!

The new CrowdSurf spell-checker will help you avoid rejections, and may even help you boost your QC score.

Check it out today in any of CrowdSurf’s transcription HITs!

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Bonus On Every MTurk HIT Extended…

Dear CrowdSurf Transcribers,

You have exceeded our expectations once again!

Our most recent bonus offer was so successful that we have completed the latest large batch of MTurk work in record time - this is our fastest turnaround yet!

Your hard work makes online media more accessible to the hearing impaired and second language viewers! Thank you for all your effort to make this possible.

Please don’t worry if there is a low volume of work temporarily. We are expecting our next large batch of media at any time!

And because you have been so successful, we will be extending the bonus period to provide additional days! More to follow …

Thank you again for continuing to exceed our expectations and reaffirming our faith in the power of the crowd; we are excited to see what new heights are reached next week!

Sincerely,
Your CrowdSurf Support Team!

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This Week’s MTurk Bonus Calculator

Weekly Volume Bonus Opportunity Across All MTurk Transcription HITs!!

Here is how it works:

  1. Earn $1 the same as $0.02 per hit daily bonus when you have 50 approved transcription HITs (prorated above 50 HITs).
  2. Achieve daily bonus on any 3 days of the week, and earn prorated bonus on ALL approved transcription HITs for the week!
  3. The more daily bonus days achieved, the higher the bonus rate paid across ALL approved transcription HITs for the week (see below).
  • 3 daily bonus days: $0.03 bonus applied to ALL approved HITs in week
  • 4 daily bonus days: $0.04 bonus applied to ALL approved HITs in week
  • 5 daily bonus days: $0.05 bonus applied to ALL approved HITs in week
  • *Score sheet updated daily to display bonus levels achieved to date
  • *Calculator below:

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Earn a bonus on EVERY HIT in MTurk!

Weekly Volume Bonus Opportunity Across All MTurk Transcription HITs!!

Here is how it works:

  1. Earn $1 daily bonus every day that 50 transcription HITs are approved (prorated above 50 HITs).
  2. Achieve daily bonus on any 3 days of the week, and earn prorated bonus on ALL approved transcription HITs in week!
  3. The more daily bonus days achieved, the higher the bonus rate paid across ALL approved transcription HITs in week (see below).
  • 3 daily bonus days: $0.03 bonus applied to ALL approved HITs in week
  • 4 daily bonus days: $0.04 bonus applied to ALL approved HITs in week
  • 5 daily bonus days: $0.05 bonus applied to ALL approved HITs in week
  • *Score sheet updated daily to display bonus levels achieved to date

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Higher Volume, Higher Pay in MTurk Today

IT’S A MECHANICAL TURK PARTY!

  • Higher rates!
  • Tons of HITs!
  • Interesting video content!
  • Evaluating and raising levels all day today!

We raised our rates on all HITs in MTurk! Look for the Highest Priority HIT queues when you log in to Mechanical Turk.

We are replenishing quality HITs rapidly, so keep checking in. The content is so interesting you will be on the edge of your seat all day long! Read more