My Blog Post Survey on SurveyMonkey

by Vlatte on August 30, 2010

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SurveyMonkey has a free web-based service where you can create a survey, generate a link for email or a web page, and see the responses. They have a Pro plan and an Unlimited plan that are billed monthly or annually and have a lot more options. Click here for pricing and a detailed comparison of plans.

The Basic plan is free, and here is what you get:

  • 10 questions per survey
  • 100 responses per survey
  • Intuitive, web-based survey tool
  • 15 pre-designed question types
  • Real-time results
  • 24/7 customer support

You have to sign up for a SurveyMonkey account to get the Basic plan. And, while there is no cost, you have to give your email address, set a username, and password to get an account.

Check Out a Survey on SurveyMonkey

I decided to make use of this service for a couple of reasons.

  1. To see what topics might be of interest for this blog (help pick the next blog post)
  2. To let you see what SurveyMonkey looks like and give it a rating.

So two quick questions and you get to see how bad I am at my first survey design. Click here to take survey.

The web-based survey I put together was fairly simple and should be relatively easy for anyone to do. Especially with 24/7 customer support, which you don’t see very often with a free service.

I’m not sure how the survey will come across on mobile devices, but am hoping for the best. Let me know in the comments if your device doesn’t do well with my survey.

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My Top 6 Tweets for 2010

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by Vlatte on August 20, 2010

Top six? you say. Well, it just worked out that way since I decided to keep it to one-tweet-per-author. Besides, it’s my list. However, I did include a few honorable mentions.

Note: Clicking a tweet will whisk you away to the author’s tweet.

My Top 6 Tweets YTD

1. A guy thing.

Favorite Tweets 2010 01

2. Age sensitivity, or maybe just another guy thing.

Favorite Tweets 2010 02

3. I’m sticking with the guy thing.

Favorite Tweets 2010 03

4. A Tech thing. I followed @billgillam when he was picking up his iPad. (And maybe a guy thing)

Favorite Tweets 2010 04

5. Definition of fearlessness.

Favorite Tweets 2010 05

6. Exactly what I was thinking, except I’m not Irish.

Favorite Tweets 2010 06

Honorable Mention

These were in the running, but since I kept the top six to one-tweet-per-author these got crowded out. It was a close thing.

h1. Tickled my funny bone.

Favorite Tweets 2010 07

h2. Creative equation.

Favorite Tweets 2010 08

h3. I love this saying. (Another guy thing)

Favorite Tweets 2010 09

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My New Blog – Excel Semi-Pro

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I Was Wrong About Apple

June 20, 2010
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Years ago I thought Apple was for the artsy crowd, but over the years have come to own an iPod, iPhone, iPad, and now a MacBook Pro. Oh the slippery slope of attitude change. Was it me or Apple that did all the changing?

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NBA Game Time Courtside App Review

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I highly recommend getting the NBA Game Time Courtside app for the iPad. Playoff bracket shows the overall playoff picture. The game screen is packed with information on live game action, team and player stats, and more.

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