clickworker receives internationally recognized ISO 27001 certification

clickworker – a leading provider of crowdsourcing solutions – has successfully completed ISO/IEC 27001 certification for its companies in Germany and the USA, taking another step towards sustainable security.

clickworker ISO 27001 certified

The certification audit confirms that clickworker meets the requirements of the ISO/IEC 27001:2017 standard. This includes successful implementation of an information security management system (ISMS), the assured availability of IT systems and processes, the prevention of IT risks and the confidentiality of data within clickworker.com Inc. and clickworker GmbH.

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clickworker supports US government sponsored research project on barrier-free web-based work

clickworker, a leading crowdsourcing solutions platform and microtasking expert, is helping develop a Brain-Computer Interface (BCI), leveraging its know-how and technically advanced microtasking platform. The BCI will enable people with disabilities to perform web-based jobs.

The interface will be developed by Quantum Applied Science & Research Inc. (QUASAR) and the National Center for Adaptive Neurotechnologies (NCAN), who received a research grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR).

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Ombuds Office for crowdsourcing platforms established

Eight European crowdsourcing platforms, the German Crowdsourcing Association (Deutscher Crowdsourcing Verband), and the German Metalworkers’ Union (IG Metall) announced today the establishment of a joint Ombuds Office. The Ombuds Office will be tasked with resolving disputes between crowdworkers, clients, and crowdsourcing platforms and with overseeing enforcement of the “Crowdsourcing Code of Conduct” adopted by the platforms.

The Code of Conduct is signed by the German crowdsourcing platforms Testbirds, clickworker, Streetspotr, Crowd Guru, AppJobber, content.de, and Shopscout and by the British platform Bugfinders. In total the eight platforms count approximately two million worker registrations between them. The Crowdsourcing Code of Conduct is to date the only agreement in which online labor platforms voluntarily agree to hold themselves to minimum standards with respect to working conditions and relations between workers, clients, and platforms. The goal of the Code of Conduct is to codify the existing standards in Germany with respect to fair dealings with crowdworkers and to ensure that these standards are maintained as the market for crowd work grows.

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clickworker’s Crowd grows to 1 Million global Users

1 MN. Clickworker

clickworker, one of the leading providers of crowdsourcing services, has registered one million Clickworkers on its platform since early September. The robust growth of the crowd over the past two years reflects the increased interest in flexible online jobs.

The size of the crowd opens new opportunities for implementing projects
When clickworker first executed its crowdsourcing projects in 2009, only 800 Clickworkers, located in Germany, were registered. Because of this, implementing international projects was nearly impossible. Today, with more than one million Clickworkers all over the world, the company has an enormous pool of expertise and working power at its disposal. This way, Clickworkers with specific traits in terms of language, location, and knowledge can be used for customer projects.

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Clickworker to start a crowdsourcing project for the German Web Video Award 2014 charity event

Within the context of the GERMAN WEB VIDEO AWARD 2014, the crowdsourcing expert, clickworker, will check all the clips submitted for the award and verify whether they fulfill the selection criteria. This assignment is linked to a large-scale charity project: The organizer of the award, the European Web Video Academy, is donating 15 cents to the Children’s Hospice Regenbogenland for every video that clickworker views.

clickworker GmbH, based in Essen, has supported the GERMAN WEB VIDEO AWARD for the second year in succession and checks all the videos and clips submitted with regard to the fulfillment of the participation criteria. clickworker has set up this time-consuming task as an online project free of charge. Based on the principles of crowdsourcing, the videos are available for download on the online platform at www.clickworker.com for thousands of committed network members, the so-called “Clickworkers”, who process them on a voluntary basis. With regard to the charitable aspect: Every video counts! Because the European Web Video Academy, the organizer of the GERMAN WEB VIDEO AWARD 2014, is donating 15 cents to the Children’s Hospice Regenbogenland in Düsseldorf for every web clip that has been viewed.

This year, the GERMAN WEB VIDEO AWARD has acknowledged innovative and outstanding works in the field of Internet moving images for the fourth time. It addresses both amateurs as well as professional video artists. The kickoff for the submission of web clips started on February 3. The organizer is anticipating several thousand submissions on www.webvideopreis.de. The Clickworkers’ task is to check whether the videos fulfill all the conditions for participation in the contest. The content must for instance be produced between January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2013 in Germany, Austria or Switzerland, and must be released on the Internet and must not violate valid law or youth protection legislation.

The project will be completed by the clickworker GmbH with the draw of exclusive admission tickets. As a result some Clickworkers will have the opportunity to attend the by-invitation-only award ceremony, moderated by Joko Winterscheidt and Klaas Heufer-Umlauf on May 24, 2014 at the Capitol Theater in Düsseldorf, together with 1000 guests. The winners of the GERMAN WEB VIDEO AWARD in different categories will be selected by the Academy, which consists, by respectively 50 %, of winners and nominees of the previous year, as well as fans. Voting takes place by sharing the videos on Facebook, Google+ and Twitter, or by activating the voting button at webvideopreis.

clickworker.com offers tasks to Finnish online jobbers

clickworker.com, the European market leader in the area of paid crowdsourcing is expanding its online job offers to Finnish Internet users who enjoy writing and editing.

The clickworker.com platform has been providing micro jobs in the areas of text creation, web research, translations, tagging and data categorisation for the last five years. Worldwide over 300.000 Internet users are registered on the platform. They are ready to handle any number of tasks according to their skills and preferences. An increased demand from Finnish e-commerce businesses for short product descriptions has prompted clickworker.com to offer text creation and editing jobs to Finnish Internet users.

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George Eastman House taps Clickworker for iconic global crowdsourcing project

Clickworker utilizes its workforce in the cloud to catalog and tag more than 400,000 photos — bringing to life yet-unseen collections from the world’s oldest photography museum.

George Eastman House the world’s oldest photography museum founded in 1947 on the estate of Kodak founder George Eastman, and Clickworker, an innovator in the global crowdsourcing and workforce solutions space, announce the kick-off of a large-scale, iconic crowdsourcing project. The project involves the photo-tagging and cataloging of more than 400,000 images from George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film.

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Clickworker to Host First-Ever European Crowdsourcing Convention In Berlin

Global crowdsourcing conference features the industry’s top leaders and experts

Clickworker, a rapidly growing global crowdsourcing innovator providing quality-assured content solutions, including SEO text creation and data authentication, will host Europe’s first-ever Crowdconvention, a crowdsourcing-focused event, in Berlin, Germany. On June 15, crowdsourcing and crowdfunding companies, investors, customers and experts from Europe and the U.S. will gather to explore key issues in this rapidly growing sector.

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