PickFu vs. Twitter Polls: A Follow-Up

Modified: November 7th 2016 By Kim Kohatsu

A short while ago, I wrote about Twitter’s new polling feature. I was excited when the feature was rolled out to me so I could try it myself.

Now, I’m not the world’s biggest Twitter user. I’m certainly no celebrity. But I’ve been active on Twitter for over five years and at the time of this writing, I have 423 followers. (Want to boost my ego and add to the total? Follow me @kimkohatsu!) My 400+ users are comprised of professional contacts, brands I’ve mentioned or contacted via Twitter, and some friends and family. According to a 2012 study (the latest I could find), the average Twitter user has 208 followers. I’ve got over twice as many — not bad, right? … Continue reading

Poll of the Week: Online Travel Sites

November 16th 2015 By Kim Kohatsu

PickFu is a great way to discover pain points. With holiday travel season upon us, one PickFu pollster wanted to know what users’ biggest frustration was when it came to travel sites – finding the cheapest price, or the fact that the information isn’t all in one place. Interestingly, the results were tied, which could mean that people are just frustrated all around! That’s when respondent comments become handy and insightful, not to mention the ability to broaden the respondent pool.

What would you say is your biggest beef with travel websites? Do you agree with what the respondents said?

Poll of the Week: Veteran’s Day

November 11th 2015 By Kim Kohatsu

Today is Veteran’s Day, and one PickFu user wanted to know whether people celebrated and commemorated, and if so, how, and if not, why not. Tell us: Do you do anything special on November 11?

See the results!

New Feature: Multi-Option Demographic Filtering

Modified: November 7th 2016 By Kim Kohatsu

You asked, we answered: Now when you run a poll, you have the option to choose multiple demographic options, and multiple options within each demographic. Want to know how Hispanic, Asian, and African-American mothers feel about something? What about Democrats under age 50? Got a question for iOS users with a college or postgrad degree? Ask rural and suburban vegans anything! … Continue reading

Poll of the Week: To Bacon or Not to Bacon?

November 3rd 2015 By Kim Kohatsu

It became known as “Bacongate”: last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified processed meat and bacon as a human carcinogen, in the same category as tobacco and asbestos. WHO has since sought to clarify its statement, publishing a Q&A and tweeting portions of it to the public. Still, we had to ask: will eating habits change?

See the results!

Poll of the Week: Who Will Win the World Series?

October 29th 2015 By Kim Kohatsu

We’re two games in to the World Series, so we asked 200 people who they thought would win – the Kansas City Royals or the New York Mets.

See what they have to say!

PickFu vs. Twitter Polls

Modified: November 7th 2016 By Kim Kohatsu

Last week, Twitter announced it was rolling out a feature that enabled users to create polls. Polling isn’t totally new on Twitter; brands sometimes would tally retweets, favorites, or hashtag instances as informal votes. With this new feature, however, Twitter users can compose a poll, present two options, and get an answer.

It’s a fun idea. Some sample questions Twitter used were, “Did the ref make the right call?” and “What should I name my dog?”

But when it comes to business ideas, there’s some very distinct differences between Twitter and PickFu that you should consider. … Continue reading

Poll of the Week: Killing Hitler

Modified: October 28th 2015 By Kim Kohatsu

Today, the New York Times Magazine asked its readers the following question:

We asked @nytmag readers: If you could go back and kill Hitler as a baby, would you do it? (What's your response?) pic.twitter.com/daatm12NZC

— NYT Magazine (@NYTmag) October 23, 2015

42% of respondents said yes, 30% said no, and 28% weren’t sure.

So we decided to poll 200 PickFu respondents to see how our results matched up. We did not, however, offer a “Not Sure” option, because… well, make up your mind.

See the results!

When Being Wrong Is the Right Answer

Modified: September 19th 2016 By Kim Kohatsu

“What the hell’s wrong with my cover?”

Temple Williams reacted as most of us would at the suggestion he test the cover of his self-published book Warrior Patient.

But Williams, who has worked at several ad agencies and Reader’s Digest, knows that polling is powerful. “I hate it when [polls] tell me I’m wrong,” he wrote to us. “But it’s even worse to get the project wrong because of the power of self-deception.” … Continue reading