Read more Mechanical Turk stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/12029/mechanical-turk.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorMon, 21 May 2012 08:55:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/121654/newsweek-americans-will-work-for-25-cents-an-hour.htmlMark Russell<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=822197&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110626095133' border='0' />The minimum wage in America may officially be $7.25, but in fact there are Americans willing to work online for as little as 25 cents per hour—a fraction of the amount residents of Germany ($3), the Philippines ($2.25), and even India ($1) agreed to toil for. Or...Newsweek magazine ran an online experiment to discover who around the world would work online for the least money. America "won" with 25 cents per hour.http://www.newser.com/story/121654/newsweek-americans-will-work-for-25-cents-an-hour.htmlSun, 26 Jun 2011 08:13:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/7289/surfers-scour-google-earth-for-signs-of-aviator.htmlColleen Barry<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=26124&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401032232' border='0' />An army of web surfers—even the guy in the next cubicle—has joined the search for missing aviator Steve Fossett. Google Earth has released fresh images of the Nevada desert, and surfers can scour chunks of wilderness for aircraft wreckage. One problem: "We're finding them left and right—Nevada...American adventurer Steve Fossett arrives at Kent International Airport, Manston, Kent, England. in this Feb. 11, 2006, photo. Fossett's wife has praised the work of government and private searchers for her husband's downed plane, though officials have expressed concern about non-professionals combing the remote area. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, file)http://www.newser.com/story/7289/surfers-scour-google-earth-for-signs-of-aviator.htmlTue, 11 Sep 2007 03:20:27 CDT