Microwork

Microwork

“Microwork” is a series of small tasks that have been broken out of a larger project and can be completed via the Internet.[1][2] Microwork is considered the smallest unit of work in a virtual assembly line.[3]

The term was developed in 2008 by Leila Chirayath Janah of Samasource.[4][5] Samasource’s business model centers on breaking down digital work into small units and outsourcing it to the world’s poor. Nearly 1,000 people complete “microwork” with Samasource.[6]

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References

  1. ^ http://www.socialedge.org/blogs/samasourcing/archive/2009/08/25/ microwork-and-microfinance
  2. ^ http://www.economist.com/blogs/schumpeter/2011/04/digital_economy
  3. ^ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/leila-chirayath-janah/the-virtual-assembly- line_b_590467.html
  4. ^ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/microwork-is-the-new- new-buzzword-in-global-outsourcing/article1496456/
  5. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ce9EfF2lHE (5) http://www.7x7.com/magazine/leila-chirayath-janah-founder-samasource
  6. ^ http://www.7x7.com/magazine/leila-chirayath-janah-founder-samasource

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