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December 2011

2011 in review: Mobile, mobile, mobile

posted by Ole Andresen on 12/22/2011

As 2011 draws to an end I thought I'd do a recap on one of the major themes in Confirmit this year, reflected on the Confirmit blog as well: Surveys on mobiles. Internet usage from mobile devices has reached critical mass now, and therefore we strongly believe that for any successful survey or feedback program, mobile is an important channel that needs to be taken into consideration
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Gamification of research part 3: Back to basics?

posted by Ole Andresen on 12/15/2011

In my previous blog post on gamification, I talked about how I realized there were several challenges in gamifying surveys. So does this mean have I lost all faith in it?
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Gamification of research part 2: My initial infatuation fades

posted by Ole Andresen on 12/14/2011

This is the second of my blog posts in preparation of the "Great gamification challenge", a virtual debate between thought leaders with a wide range of views on the topic. In my previous post, I tried to explain the term with some examples both of game mechanics and of companies that are working with this in research context already.
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Gamification of research part 1: What is "gamification"?

posted by Ole Andresen on 12/13/2011

"Gamification" has been one of the big themes this year, both at conferences and in the blogosphere, with many proponents claiming that it leads to more engagement and consequently improved data quality from surveys and other types of research.
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Guest Post: Trond Johansen - Hackathon 23:00 pm UTC + 4:

posted by Guest Blogger on 12/2/2011

After 12 hours of creative thinking, designing, coding and a fair amount cheering, it was time to close the lids on the laptops. The hackathon concluded with all teams presenting their work. All hackathoners gathered in the main meeting room to celebrate their hard work with a well-deserved beer.
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Guest Post: Trond Johansen - Hackathon 18.20 pm UTC + 4:

posted by Guest Blogger on 12/1/2011

Oh no, we ran out of Red Bull! We had to go to the local shop in Noginsk and get some more, and cleared the shop of all caffeine-based products.

Guest Post: Peter Myklebust - Evolution of interview techniques at the Hackathon

posted by Guest Blogger on 12/1/2011

Quick Update!

Two hours ago, you couldn’t complete a Confirmit survey just by waving your hand in front of the web cam, or walk around in World of Warcraft and be approached by virtual interviewers. Now you can.

Guest Post: Trond Johansen - Hackathon 11.00 am UTC + 4:

posted by Guest Blogger on 12/1/2011

The teams have been working for more than two hours now, and the rooms are filled with energy and enthusiasm. The teams struggled to connect to the development blades (machines) in Oslo due to slow broadband connection, but we were able to increase the bandwidth a bit and the situation is pretty much stable now.
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Guest Post: Trond Johansen - It’s time for being wildly creative – it’s Hackathon time again!

posted by Bryn Post on 12/1/2011

This week, all the members of Confirmit R&D have gathered in Yahonty, a small town outside Moscow. Today, we are having a mini-hackathon which will run for 12 hours straight. A hackathon, a hacker neologism, is an event where programmers meet to do collaborative computer programming.

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