Posts Tagged with ‘polling’

I Gave Up To Twitter. Have You?

Svetlana Gladkova

I was laughing at Twitter, I thought it was absolutely useless and saw no sense at all. But after at least 10 people asked how could I, a blogger, avoid twittering I finally gave up. It proved easier than I thought and takes less time (check this post by Robert Sanzalone on twittering from Skype, this makes using Twitter incredibly easy). So after I found a way to Twitter and get updates from people I'm interested in easily I was [...]

BetsGoWild - Social Polling Meets Vegas

Cyndy Aleo-Carreira

BetsGoWild is the latest entrant in the social polling arena, blending user-created polls with a Vegas-style payout. Much like social polling sites MegaBuzz and Sodahead.com (which we recently reviewed), BetsGoWild allows users to create “bets” based on any topic they choose, ranging from current events items such as the outcome of sporting events to personal items, such as betting whether a pair of users can quit smoking in a month.
The site gives each new registrant a set number of “WildBucks” [...]

MegaBuzz and Sodahead.com: Social Polling for the Masses

Cyndy Aleo-Carreira

Ever wonder if anyone else is thinking what you're thinking? Wonder no more with two recent launches that bring polling and community together.
MegaBuzz, which beta launched 20 March, creates a game framework around its polls to create more buzz. Users can create their own polls or picks, gaining points for others taking polls or making choices in your picks, with any buzz item created that gets 500 or more players earning an automatic prize. Other ways to win prizes are [...]