Who said that writing and taking surveys can’t be fun?

PerkyPoll is a new “collaborative polling site” which allows you to create simple surveys that can easily be integrated into blogs, web sites, and presumably other collaborative sites such as facebook or Myspace. Although I probably wouldn’t suggest that you use it for serious research, it does have some unique elements that might make it especially entertaining if you’re looking for a simple way to collect and share survey results on a non-business critical topic. (more…)

It is probably fair to say that most online survey software companies get many (if not most, or even all) of their customers view the web. Many of them count on search engines, and those that do try to optimize their sites to drive as much traffic as possible. My only problem is when they “cheat” by posting fake reviews by fake people, comparing themselves to other products when the fact of the matter is that these comparisons aren’t really fair or valid.

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SurveyMethods (at SurveyMethods.com) is a basic online survey software package that does OK on its own but doesn’t really offer the features of many of the other survey software packages it competes with. And while it is not a software package I’d be likely to recommend (there are even free survey software packages that provide more than SurveyMethods does), it is free to try — so you can make your own decision! (more…)