Does the poll matter?

April 11, 2009 by Jac Star in Thoughts

You know those people that strike up random polls on the Internet?

‘What’s your favourite colour?’
‘What time do you get up in the morning?’
‘If you were a dessert, which would you be?’

I’d like to know who uses these polls. Does anyone actually filter through the information? Do people ponder whether or not they would be an apple pie or a cheese dorito?

I don’t ever feel I’m contributing much, or that my voice matters – so no polls for me, thanks!

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http://dannybrown.me Danny Brown

It depends – a lot of the times these polls are for genuine market research that can help plan new product launches (or changes needed before launching).

Other times it can be for people who wnat to know more about what their blog readers want to hear more about, or what design you prefer on a website, or do you like the new Facebook design over the old one.

Of course, now and again you'll get ones that say "Did this poll get you to vote?", which kinda answers itself, no?

<abbr>Danny Brown’s last blog post..Connecting the Dots</abbr>

http://www.justkickinit.ca Jac Star

perhaps – but mostly i think people have gone poll crazy

like they can't post a blog without adding a poll somewhere in it…

you must be looking at business blogs, but i'm talking about the personal ones

http://dannybrown.me Danny Brown

It depends – a lot of the times these polls are for genuine market research that can help plan new product launches (or changes needed before launching).

Other times it can be for people who wnat to know more about what their blog readers want to hear more about, or what design you prefer on a website, or do you like the new Facebook design over the old one.

Of course, now and again you'll get ones that say "Did this poll get you to vote?", which kinda answers itself, no?

<abbr>Danny Brown’s last blog post..Connecting the Dots</abbr>

http://www.justkickinit.ca Jac Star

perhaps – but mostly i think people have gone poll crazy

like they can't post a blog without adding a poll somewhere in it…

you must be looking at business blogs, but i'm talking about the personal ones

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@dannybrown Does the poll matter? [link to post] . In a nutshell Yes it does/depending on who/what/when – Posted using Chat Catcher

http://www.justkickinit.ca Jac Star

perhaps you guys are missing the obvious

i was referring to specific examples and general blogs. not market research, not the national elections

just random posts that no one looks at but always seem to end up in my email inbox

http://dannybrown.me Danny Brown

I guess in that case, it’s harmless fun. It’s like the “25 Things” meme on Facebook that people often call a waste of time but still fill out.

Where there’s a need for just fluff, people will still offer fluff.

<abbr>Danny Brown’s last blog post..Connecting the Dots</abbr>

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@dannybrown Does the poll matter? [link to post] . In a nutshell Yes it does/depending on who/what/when – Posted using Chat Catcher

http://www.justkickinit.ca Jac Star

perhaps you guys are missing the obvious

i was referring to specific examples and general blogs. not market research, not the national elections

just random posts that no one looks at but always seem to end up in my email inbox

http://dannybrown.me Danny Brown

I guess in that case, it’s harmless fun. It’s like the “25 Things” meme on Facebook that people often call a waste of time but still fill out.

Where there’s a need for just fluff, people will still offer fluff.

<abbr>Danny Brown’s last blog post..Connecting the Dots</abbr>

http://dannybrown.me/ Danny Brown

It depends – a lot of the times these polls are for genuine market research that can help plan new product launches (or changes needed before launching).

Other times it can be for people who wnat to know more about what their blog readers want to hear more about, or what design you prefer on a website, or do you like the new Facebook design over the old one.

Of course, now and again you'll get ones that say "Did this poll get you to vote?", which kinda answers itself, no?

<abbr>Danny Brown’s last blog post..Connecting the Dots</abbr>

http://justkickinit.ca jacstar

perhaps – but mostly i think people have gone poll crazy

like they can't post a blog without adding a poll somewhere in it…

you must be looking at business blogs, but i'm talking about the personal ones

http://twitter.com/dannybrown/statuses/1499835355 dannybrown (Danny Br

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Does the poll matter? [link to post] (or does it depend on who's doing the asking?) (um – was *that* just a poll?) – Posted using Chat Catcher
http://twitter.com/lucio_ribeiro/statuses/1499872045 lucio_ribeiro (Lucio

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@dannybrown Does the poll matter? [link to post] . In a nutshell Yes it does/depending on who/what/when – Posted using Chat Catcher

http://justkickinit.ca jacstar

perhaps you guys are missing the obvious

i was referring to specific examples and general blogs. not market research, not the national elections

just random posts that no one looks at but always seem to end up in my email inbox

http://dannybrown.me/ Danny Brown

I guess in that case, it’s harmless fun. It’s like the “25 Things” meme on Facebook that people often call a waste of time but still fill out.

Where there’s a need for just fluff, people will still offer fluff.

<abbr>Danny Brown’s last blog post..Connecting the Dots</abbr>

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Anonymous

Real post as in business related to actually serve me better yes they matter. Polls to find out if i like a book series more than another well give me a break.

http://www.justkickinit.ca Jac Star

lol Roger – at least that wasn't an attack on me!

Anonymous

Real post as in business related to actually serve me better yes they matter. Polls to find out if i like a book series more than another well give me a break.

http://justkickinit.ca jacstar

lol Roger – at least that wasn't an attack on me!

Anonymous

Real post as in business related to actually serve me better yes they matter. Polls to find out if i like a book series more than another well give me a break.

http://www.justkickinit.ca Jac Star

lol Roger – at least that wasn't an attack on me!

Anonymous

And Jac that poll of yours on the rant group i guess to subtle for most people but still a good one lol…

http://www.justkickinit.ca Jac Star

ha! i thought it was obvious, i was ranting about mundane polls while posting one…

Anonymous

And Jac that poll of yours on the rant group i guess to subtle for most people but still a good one lol…

http://justkickinit.ca jacstar

ha! i thought it was obvious, i was ranting about mundane polls while posting one…

Anonymous

And Jac that poll of yours on the rant group i guess to subtle for most people but still a good one lol…

http://www.justkickinit.ca Jac Star

ha! i thought it was obvious, i was ranting about mundane polls while posting one…