Comments on: ShortTask: Connecting Online Job Seekers With Providers

By: Angel

Angel — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 09:45:27 +0000

This REALLY IS SAD to say the least. This co. is a co. large enough to contract out this work and pay min wage plus……or pay min wage plus on this internet “opportunity” as they would say. I agree w/ Heather quoted here: ” “ShortTask is seeking to address tasks that aren’t large enough to necessitate the hiring of a contractor or part-time employee.”

See, that is where I disagree. Both ShortTask and Turk list jobs that people should be hiring a contractor or freelancer to complete. Many jobs go well beyond the scope of simple tasks. Instead, however, the jobs are listed on these sites in order to take advantage of the extremely low rates.”

This is just another way for a company to get richer quicker that really does take advantage.

By: Crowdsourcing from the Developing World

Crowdsourcing from the Developing World — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:01:19 +0000

[...] previously covered web-based labor and outsourcing services — notably Shorttask and Amazon’s Mechanical Turk — that match-make workers and tasks, and I’ve been critical of the unsustainable [...]

By: Sara

Sara — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:38:53 +0000

Shorttask is a scam. I know it has been said before, but i feel the obligation to comment here. I wish I had know before applying and do some hard work there. Work for very little money is unfair, but worst is for no pay at all. These people DOESN’T PAY, no to mention they are using others to do their spam work (I know, the shady “tasks” sould have keep me off it in the first place, but when you are in the need of money….) That´s exactly what they are taking advage of. Stay away from them and spread the word: It’s a scam.

By: KISHORDGUPTA

KISHORDGUPTA — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:37:21 +0000

people in poor country as example..like south east asia.. more particularly bangladesh. 1$=70 TAKA. IF A PERSON CAN EARN 100$ IN A MONTH HE CAN LIVE A MIDDLE STANDARD LIFE IN BANGLADESH. JUST REMEMBER A EGG IS COST HERE ONLY .01$. SO FOR US SHORTTASK.COM HAS HIS ATTRACTION.

WE R HUNGRY PEOPLE U KNOW

By: FTC Watch

FTC Watch — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:51:06 +0000

People who earn cash through ShortTask by receiving payment will now be required to disclose that they have been paid to post positive comments about companies (particularly those owned by A. Harrison Barnes such as Employmentcrossing, Lawcrosing and Hound) or face up to an $11,000 fine per violation. This according to an FTC ruling that deems such activities as endorsements and considers a failue to disclose payments as consumer fraud and deception.

By: mo-project

mo-project — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:48:47 +0000

i've got my first PO from shorttask.. visit my blog to see my proof of payment : mo-project.blogspot.com

By: Amanda Gail

Amanda Gail — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:02:41 +0000

Right ON. I don’t agree with anyone being treated like a slave, but I am still glad this site is here b/c for some this might be all or the best they can do. So, I guess like the others have said if you don’t feel like a slave here work here if you do then don’t work here. I am here b/c I am searching for extra income outside what my husband makes….being a stay at home mother of 2 such as myself is a never-ending job without salary. I wish I could find something decent and honest online to make $200.00 per wk. Anyone know of such a thing?? Please help me out by replying if you know.

By: Queercents » Blog Archive » Take a pass at a short, short task.

Queercents » Blog Archive » Take a pass at a short, short task. — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:39:55 +0000

[...] Web Worker Daily indicated that in many ways, it’s similar to Amazon’s Mechanical Turk (MTurk) service. It then points to this amusing Salon article, “I make $1.45 a week and I love it” where it asks why thousands of people are happily being paid pennies to do mind-numbing work: Is it a boon for the bored or a virtual sweatshop? [...]

By: Peter

Peter — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:50:47 +0000

The best reviews of this site are at http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/467/RipOff04 and http://hubpages.com/hub/Short-Task–Scam.
It is an absolute scam. Short Task is designed to pay people to promote and advance all sites owned by A Harrison Barnes. I’ve looked at the site a few times and never saw a task that paid more than $3.00 and that was once. Most tasks just pay a few cents. Reaed the review at the link above. And there is no payout until a uer account hits $50 so it will take forever to receive a payout.

By: Jester

Jester — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:08:11 +0000

Thank you Anjan because you just proved that this is a scam site. You either work for A Harrison Barnes or you are from a non-US country and took the bait on short task ti promote A Harrisonn Barnes’ companies via this corrupt and scamming site (what is the currency Rs anyway?). So please don’t hold it against me and all of the other astute people if we do nt, as you ask, “APPLY NOW!!”

By: ANJAN

ANJAN — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:30:46 +0000

This job is for anyone who is looking for a genuine online job opportunity or anyone who wants to be a part of emerging online data entry/online e-mail processing/online data processing industry. This job is open for everyone and does not require any special qualification or specific computer skills. Currently the number of posts for online data entry executives are limited and applications will be accepted only till vacancies remain.We pay Rs 500/- Per Data Entry Work Done By You.So Apply Now !!

By: Ester

Ester — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:49:51 +0000

Short Task is a scam site run by Harrison Barnes, a person widely discussed as running other scam sites. Short Task was designed after Harrison Barnes was formally prohibited from using Amazon’s mTurk site because he repeatedly violated its terms of use. He copied mTurk and uses the site to get people to help promote his other scam sites by paying them a few pennies to post positive comments about his site. Every single task that I reviewed was designed to help raise his google rankings. Harrison Barnes also deceives users by making it look like the tasks are requested by diferent people but all are likely fake names. Worst of all, you won’t get paid until you hit fifty dollars in your account but at a few pennies per task it is almost impossible to ever hit the target. STAY AWAY FROM SHORT TASK!!!!!

By: Michael Wolff

Michael Wolff — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:45:25 +0000

OK, EPP and CBAstle: So, you can’t earn a living performing low value tasks nor can you find a job like the one you used to have. So what’s the solution? I would suggest that if you can’t join them, then you could try beating them at their own game.

How about thinking of the web as the future of work? And that being so, how you might organize yourself with other people who share the same or complementary skills, and whom you trust. How about if it’s really easy for you to create a team together (even if you’re scattered around the globe) to provide the best quality services at a fraction of the cost of the organizations that are now refusing to employ you? Why, not because you charge too little for your services, but because your overheads are so low.

Sounds daft? But see how top aviation consultant, Martin Hedley, has joined up with other leading consultants around the world to collaborate and compete head on with the top consultancy brands. It’s cost him virtually nothing to set up and he now has a global enterprise with zero overhead, and agile enough to run between the legs of the dinosaurs out there.

You can listen to his podcast
http://ki-work.typepad.com/kiwork/2009/03/aviation-consultancy-flies-high-using-ki-work-for-team-building.html

So, instead of being dependent on finding jobs that don’t exist, why not follow Martin and be in control of your own destiny? Get yourself organized into a virtual business that can compete head on with established companies. It could be your path to a new and sustainable future. No more humiliating low value contracts.

By: What to read on the GigaOM network

What to read on the GigaOM network — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:01:36 +0000

[...] data to its maps (Earth2Tech) Monitor your Mac remotely with iStat for iPhone (TheAppleBlog) ShortTask connects online job seekers with providers (WebWorkerDaily) Online video ad spending forecast to hit $1B by 2011 (NewTeeVee) [...]

By: CBAstle

CBAstle — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:34:24 +0000

I’m with EPP. After 36 years in the newspaper business as a writer, editor, photographer and designer, I’m back to working for slave wages because the industry melted out from under me. I pick up freelance jobs from web sites like this and get paid 50 cents to $2 an article. Yet these projects consume as much time as putting out a full publication.

I wouldn’t take these low-budget projects if I didn’t have to put food on the table. I may yet go bankrupt this year as I haven’t been able to find a job, contract or otherwise, that matches the modest monthly salary I earned up until December. And yes, I have all kinds of management experience, and I can’t get paid a decent wage even for that.

By: Michael Wolff

Michael Wolff — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:42:00 +0000

If it is another A. Harrison Barnes scam, see http://americanmaestro.blogspot.com/2009/01/employment-scams-target-professionals.html