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Should Opinion Republic conceal the percentages and ranking of responses to polls until a visitor has responded to them, to reduce the "follow-the-crowd" effect?
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NOTE: Relatively few total votes so far. % is calculated among those voting since opinion was posted.
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Opinion Republic fails to test the "Wisdom of the Crowd" effect because each individual should have their own opinion, independent of others i.e. they should not see what others typed
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Yes, I want a fresh approach
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Actually, if you conceal the percentages, more people may vote just to see the results thereby skewing the results with curious versus serious respondents.
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People will follow the crowd whe
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Because anonymity is preserved, there's less motivation for people to "follow-the-crowd". i.e., no negative consequence for a person going against the crowd.
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No. Wikipedia has the group consensus visible and converges very accurately.
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Bias exists equally across all response options. Because questions start from scratch, when would the bias enter in? Early submissions are not necessarily rising to the top.
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No. Most on-line polls have a 'View Results' feature anyway, so it may not change anything.
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IN YOUR OPINION, WHAT IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY FOR A WEBSITE TO ATTRACT & KEEP VISITORS?
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Changing or adding content often also helps, as does making your site more interactive with messageboards, chat rooms, newsletters and email services.
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Be creative. An occasional contest giveaway, does wonders.
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Newsletters bring customers back to your site on a regular basis. Every webmaster should offer a way for surfers to sign up for a regular email notice.
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Polls can help create a relationship with your site visitors.
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Message boards and guestbooks are a great way to get your name out. Wherever you see a guestbook, sign it.
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Hypergurl.com suggests that offline advertising for your website can be just as important as on-line.
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Offer soemthing unique; word of mouth is the best form of advertising.
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Open source is the future.
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What questions would you like to see posted in the Technology category?
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