Saturday, April 25, 2009

Stanford Graduate School of Business (Stanford GSB)

The Stanford Graduate School of Business Behavioral Lab provides frequent opportunities for individuals to participate in online research being conducted by Stanford faculty members and graduate students. The studies will be on a variety of topics including issues such as personal attitudes and beliefs, product preferences, and interpersonal perceptions and most of them take 10 to 20 minutes to complete.


Researchers compensate individuals who participate in their studies by gift certificates to Amazon.com. In general, studies pay between $5 and $15 depending on the length of the study. In addition to paying studies, participants can also take part in non-paying drawing studies, in which their participation enters them into a drawing for one or two larger Amazon.com gift certificates.


You can register for their studies using this link. Once you have requested an account, your username and password will be mailed to your e-mail address in a week’s time.


Note: They usually don’t send survey invites every time when a study is open and hence you will have to log-in to your account frequently to complete their studies.

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Free Notepad & Pen

CSO International Community - an international non-governmental organization which encompasses and represents the worldwide membership of the CSO, is giving away free notepads and pens in an effort to support literacy in the world. This offer is for everyone worldwide, who wish to write and you can avail this free offer here.

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

HP Product Testing

Hewlett-Packard's Imaging and Printing Organization is looking for people to evaluate their prototype products (e.g. All-in-One multifunction products, Scanners, Printers, Digital Cameras, Photo Printers, Copiers and Fax machines) in homes and offices. These evaluations are performed with your computer along with an imaging and printing device or software that is supplied by Hewlett-Packard.

Testing involves two different programs: Beta & Delta. The following is a brief description of these programs

Beta Test Program

Beta test programs provide Hewlett-Packard the opportunity to see and experience how our products perform in a customer's environment. Beta products are functional, but the products are still in the design phase. Beta programs offer us a chance to interact with customers, gaining insight on their needs and behaviors in the use of our products.


Beta tests typically run for 8-10 weeks and the products have to be returned at the end of the test. Evaluators are compensated for their time with HP gift vouchers and in many cases evaluators will receive a new product (identical to the one they tested), once it becomes available in the market.

Delta Test Program

Delta test programs provide Hewlett-Packard the opportunity to validate a product's design in a customer's environment. Delta focuses on the overall experience, from installation, to day-to-day use, to support and service. The idea is to identify and address customer issues and concerns before the product is introduced. Delta programs are held just prior to our products becoming available for purchase.


Delta tests typically run for 8-10 weeks and HP will compensate those participants that have completed all To Do's and Surveys and the full testing program within the specified time frame by allowing them to retain the delta unit at the end of the beta program.


Click here if you need more information about these programs or apply here for future HP Beta and Delta programs

Sunday, April 19, 2009

Tech Say

TechSay is an IT and technology panel community, which is looking IT professionals (managers, technical managers or executives who work in the IT or technology industries), who have a significant impact on their companies'’ operations regarding hardware, software, database, systems, process or management-related topics.


TechSay provides frequent opportunities to its members to influence the development of new-to-the world IT services and products, through surveys, which also pay the members for their time. Members can earn a minimum of 200 TekPoints (equivalent to $10) for every completed survey, which can be redeemed for a check (denominated in their local currency) once their account reaches 1000 TekPoints (equivalent to $50). Members, who do not qualify to complete a survey, can still earn 20 TekPoints for their time.


TechSay is a part of GMI (Global Market Insite, Inc.) – one of the world's leading providers of market research, which also manages the GlobalTestMarket.


If you are an IT professional, who likes to express and share your opinions about IT and business topics relevant to you, use this link to join the TechSay community.

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

The Ohio State University School of Communication (OSU)

The Ohio State University School of Communication occasionally offers opportunities to participate in online studies for pay. Most of the studies take between 5 minutes and 1 hour. Depending on the length of the study, you would receive $1-$10 upon completion, either through PayPal or as an Amazon.com gift card (which are usually paid (in the case of PayPal) or sent (in the case of Amazon GC’s) within a day or two, after completing the study).


At the end of each study, you would read a short description of the purpose of the research, so that you can learn how your participation helped to advance scientific knowledge.


If you are interested in participating in these studies and would like to receive email notifications when they become available, please go to the following sign-up sheet and enter your contact information.


OSU Sign-up Sheet

Yale University – Department of Psychology

By registering with Yale University Department of Psychology, you will be invited to participate in research studies on people’s behavior in business and social settings, which usually pay anywhere between 2 to 5 dollars per study (payments are made in the form of Amazon Gift Certificates)


You must be 18 years old to participate in their studies and you need not be a Yale University student or in anyway be associated with Yale University (a pre-requirement for other university studies) to register with them.


You can sign-up for their studies using this link Yale Department of Psychology . Please remember to set your course selection as "Public Paid Volunteers" to gain access to paid studies. Once you have requested an account your username and password will be mailed to your e-mail address.


Note: They usually don’t send survey invites every time when a study is open and hence you will have to log-in to your account frequently to complete their studies.

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Free Sunglass Cases


GlassesReviews.com is giving away 9000 free sunglass cases, which will be shipped worldwide. So, hurry and click here to avail this free offer!