What can't a mobile phone do? First, it was mobile payments, then mobile banking, and now mobile phones have become a source of income, at least in rural Kenya. An article in The New Scientist describes a company called txteagle that pays people to complete short tasks via text message:
DAVID, a Masai herdsman from Kisumu in Kenya, answers a call on his cellphone. After listening to the message, he repeats a short phrase in his Masai dialect. He then listens to another short message, and repeats the new phrase. After 30 minutes, he ends the call, having earned enough for a week's worth of personal cellphone airtime.
David is working for txteagle, a service that allows rural Kenyans to earn airtime and money by performing small tasks such as translation and transcription using their cellphones.
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Great!! The idea of earning money by providing voice translation service via the Mobile Phone would certainly empower people wherever and whoever they are.
This is another great way to earn staggering money online. Thanks for sharing.
That's the way to go in this modern age of mobile technology - thumbs up!!!
The professor behind this service is a really talented guy. It's a fantastic service that can really change lives.