Adam's response sounds much more intelligent when I read it with a British accent (in my head).
:) aside: wondering if any Canadians recall a commercial 10(?) years ago where some Indian (Asian-indian) people were talking about interviewing a Canadian and didn't think he/she was intelligent based on the way they spoke. Wish I could find a clip of that. On Mon, Jul 29, 2019 at 5:14 PM Adam Bowie <a...@adambowie.co.uk> wrote: > I believe the app at least used to be just that - an app that popped up > from time to time asking you to complete a short questionnaire about your > behaviours. So it shouldn't really impact your internet usage. Basically, > you're joining a big panel, and whenever Google's advertising sales team > need the answer to something they don't already know, they can ask the > panel and get a robust response from panellists that can inform them. > > To be clear, this is for advertising sales, and that alone. Talk of > "representing your community" just means that they're short of people in > your zipcode/sex/age/ethnicity to make a representative sample. > > I don't *believe* that it's an app that monitors in the background every > single site you visit - there are such apps - but I'd definitely read the > small print. In January, Facebook was caught by Apple using such an app to > read just about everything on people's phones using an app called Facebook > Research. They paid participants - including teens - $20 a month to be > included. Apple pulled the plug on that when they found out. But I don't > think this is what Google is doing. (Facebook incidentally has recently > launched a new version of its app which is closer to Google's although it > still measure things like how long you spend in apps that are not made by > Facebook - they want to know why your spending more time on Snapchat than > Instagram or whatever). > > I'd also seek a clarification on that "$479 ... per year" because $479 > seems to be a $141 install bonus plus 52 weeks x $6.50. But do they give > you another install bonus the following year? If not, then your annual > amount would drop down a fair bit. Maybe a new TV in year one, but not in > year two. > > Also it says "up to" $141, and "can" translate to $479. I suspect that the > amount you get depends on how hard it is to recruit into your demographic. > But maybe I'm being cynical. I've worked in market research, although I've > never maintained a panel like this, and rewarding panellists to keep them > on board is standard practice. > > To be clear, I've previously used a version of this app some years ago, > although I didn't make more than a few pounds that I was only able to use > in the Google Play Store. The rewards they're offering you are bigger. I > did however once attend a Google focus group to answer questions on using > work email on a personal Android phone. But that was completely different > and I got cash! > > > > Adam > > On Mon, Jul 29, 2019 at 7:53 PM Melissa P <takingupspace...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Thanks for the input. >> >> Shortly before I posted here, I called the number given for information >> about the program. I could not get satisfactory answers to my questions, >> which were: (1) concern about downloading something that's going to >> interfere with the operation of my computer, iPad, phone, etc., and (2) >> what exactly is the compensation. In other words, if I'm going to get a >> new TV out of it, I'm fine. If I'm going to get financial support for a >> gaming habit I don't have, well, then, I'm not at all interested. >> >> I will ask your question in an email. >> >> On Mon, Jul 29, 2019 at 2:02 PM Jon Delfin <jondel...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> First thing is to find out what "major retailers" means. >>> >>> On Mon, Jul 29, 2019 at 2:00 PM Melissa P <takingupspace...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> It looks like I was randomly selected to join "Google Opinion Rewards." >>>> >>>> The mailed invitation (from Google) says "It is a pleasure to let you >>>> know your household has been chosen to represent your community in an >>>> important research study conducted by Google on how Americans use and >>>> consume media. Fewer than 1 out of every 30,000 households are selected >>>> for this exclusive program." >>>> >>>> More: "As part of our study, we'll give you up to $141 dollars in >>>> reward points as an install bonus. You'll also get over $6.50 in reward >>>> points each week you continue to participate. These rewards can translate >>>> to $479 in reward points per year for watching television and using the >>>> internet like you already do. 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