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TwitPolls: The Blog
Chronicling the world of Twitter polls since way back when
We were doing a demo of TwitPolls (launching soon!) the other day and it reminded me of a great use case for polling on Twitter. First, Twitter owns live events right now. I simply love to type in ‘Nuggets’ when watching Denver play on the tube. You’ll see the stream of consciousness from everyone out there on the Web.
This isn’t Facebook’s forte. If I want to post something to Facebook, it’s within my network. While some of my friends and family may be watching the game, it’s nice to see what folks from around the country think.
Events on Twitter are made even better with TwitPolls. Rather than having to have another application or website open while you are watching a sporting event, simply look for the twitpolls.com link in your Twitter feed. Reply directly to them and you’re done. It really couldn’t be simpler - a great new way to interact with live events.
Just what is TwitPolls anyway?
Television just doesn’t do it for me anymore. I used to be content to put my feet up, turn on the tube and let the day pass by. Not anymore. It’s not that television isn’t entertaining; it’s just not entertaining enough. I’m not alone. A current study by Razorfish spotlights an emerging trend - 80% of respondents report using a Web-enabled phone during the course of watching television programming. Why not make the most of this second-screen?
That’s where TwitPolls comes in. If you are watching a basketball game and simultaneously reading the banter between fans of both teams on Twitter, now you can engage a step further. When the @NBA posts a tweet “Think Rondo will get a triple-double? #Yes #No”, fans can reply to this tweet inside of Twitter with the hashtag of their answer. TwitPolls does the rest. Using Twitter’s API, it scans the fan responses, tallies the results and presents fancy charts and graphs to participants in real-time.
The beauty of this service is its simplicity. Most polling services require a user to click a link from Twitter which links to a new website. If you are on a mobile device, this can be a dead-end. By keeping the polls, market research or game questions inside Twitter, users stay engaged without the headaches of navigating to multiple websites and applications.
The core service of the TwitPolls is free. Anyone can post a poll to their Twitter followers and view real-time results free of charge. Enterprises that want additional functionality such as leaderboards, additional games or customized charts & graphs can speak with a company rep for details on how to make it happen. To be added to the beta-launch list or to speak with a company rep, visit TwitPolls.com.
