Mergers, changes and updates.

Greenfield Online and Toluna, a leading community panel, have merged under the Toluna name. If you were a member of Greenfield, all of your information and rewards have been automatically migrated to the Toluna website. This merger, in my opinion, is a good one. Toluna, along with Greenfield, are leading online research organizations. I personally have had a great deal of success with Toluna surveys. They offer all sorts of opportunities to voice your opinion, test products and complete surveys.

The merger, announced in November, has officially taken place as of January 4, 2010. They have also relaunched an all new rewards program to expand current incentives. Points will now be able to be redeemed for rewards ranging from cash prizes, merchandise, prize drawings, sweepstakes entries, charitable donations and more.

If you have been a longtime member of Greenfield you might find the Toluna site overwhelming with all the polls and opinions. I find it easier to wait for a survey opportunity to come in my email, fill it out and move on. I don't spend a lot of time on their site.

Synovate, a world class research company

Here is a great survey company for anyone serious about participating in opinion research. 

Synovate is one of the largest marketing research firms in the world. Membership in our Global Opinion Panels provides you with many opportunities to voice your opinions on the products and services you and millions of other people across the globe use every day.

Here's the skinny straight from the Synovate website:

"What’s Involved?

Being a panel member is simple and provides rewards for your opinions. Once you join, you will be contacted by e-mail when a survey is available. This e-mail will contain instructions on how to access the survey and details about the rewards you will be eligible to earn. Participation for all surveys is voluntary, with no penalty if you choose not to participate.

Most surveys take 5-10 minutes to complete. You can even stop in the middle of a survey and return at a later time, picking up right where you left off. But, we ask that you try to complete them as soon as possible, since most surveys are only available for a limited time.

From time to time, we may invite you to test a product or participate in a research project conducted by telephone. Your participation in these studies as well is always voluntary.

 

Still Have Questions?

If you would like to know more, check out our frequently asked questions or contact us at marie@synovate.net"

I absolutely love this site and encourage you to sign up! By the way, I do not get a kick back for referring anyone to this site.

MindField Online

MindField Online internet panel is another one of the great sites that pays out if you are persistent! The process to sign up is simple just click on the link to get a free account. You will have to wait for the activation email to complete the process. The most important thing to do after that is fill out all of the Member Questionnaires. This one is really important especially since they are currently running a $1000 Stimulus Giveaway until June 1st. To enter, just complete or update a current  questionnaire to enter.

MindField is a highly respected survey company. In January they lowered the cash out threshold to $5.00. Once you reach this goal, request a payout either by check or to PayPal. Credits are typically given 10-14 days after the study concludes. With the lowered payout, new website design and numerous survey opportunities, MindField is a good company to use.