This is a bit of an experiment for the company who will be conducting the groups. As the announcement said, DotComIt will not be doing them, but a vendor whom we've hired.
The concept of "on-line focus groups" is new to the company, so the medium of delivery is a bit different. The honorarium was based on past experience. Traditionally they've given out 'brand new crisp' $50 bills, but that doesn't apply in an on-line setting; so we came up with on-line alternatives. I will ask them about the length of session; it is not something we've discussed explicitly; but I anticipate groups would last between 1-2 hours depending on the participant discussion. I didn't expect to cause such a discussion, but I do appreciate the interest. Mike Chabot wrote: > > > I would suspect the opposite. Only a small percentage of developers > participate in discussion groups. It might depend on how long the > focus group takes and what else is going on at the time. Many Flex > programmers are overwhelmed with work and might not have an hour to > spare on a given day. > > The surprise to me is the option of payment via iTunes. > > -Mike Chabot > > On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 6:51 PM, Paul Andrews <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:paul%40ipauland.com>> wrote: > > One thing really does surprise me about this. Do you really have to pay > > someone $50 to get an opinion? I suspect most Flex developers would > > participate regardless. > > > > Paul > > -- Jeffry Houser Flex, ColdFusion, AIR AIM: Reboog711 | Phone: 1-203-379-0773 -- Adobe Community Expert <http://www.adobe.com/communities/experts/members/JeffryHouser.html> My Company: <http://www.dot-com-it.com> My Podcast: <http://www.theflexshow.com> My Blog: <http://www.jeffryhouser.com>
