Crowdsourcing best questions To ask Craigslist

I'm not sure I get the point of this post. Are you saying that you want to post a survey about technology on Craig's List and are looking for suggestions for questions? Sometimes reading your posts and comments seems like stepping into someone's stream of consciousness in medias res.

Just something I've been thinking about. Seems like an obvious place to put a survey. Lots of different kinds of people use Craigslist.

Hmmm, I would say my two biggest problems right now writing-wise is that I write way too much, infrequently here, and thee is that element of stream of conciousness (it has to do with not knowing how the writing should look, or what my end-goal opinion is, I'm not in the yay/neigh box here)

How do I get out of that problem?

A classic book on writing clearly and concisely is The Elements of Style. Try to find an older, used edition of the book that still uses the Robert Frost examples. You could also try using mental checklists. For example, before responding to a blog post, you could ask yourself a few questions, such as:

– Am I sure I understand the comment or post I am about to respond to (seek first to understand, then to be understood)?

– Do I have a relevant point to make about it?

– If so, how can I get my point across as concisely as possible (i.e., without writing a lengthy digression into my personal background as a preamble to my point)?

Similarly, before writing a blog post, you could ask yourself some questions. Such as:

– What's the point of this post?

– How can I make that point concisely and clearly?

Once you know you're getting your point across effectively, then you can start adding rhetorical flourishes here and there, if you are so inclined.

Shana,

Let me know what you think of this blog template concept when you have a chance, OK? Thanks.

After reading the Wired article on Craigslist – I doubt they would be open to opening up their customers to a survey of any sort. I don't even know if they mine any of their data.

If it is an ad on Criagslist, then I am just another Craigslist user repurposing Craigslist. The main gist was to get as many people answering to some questions as possible. it's very hard to randomly go up to people (I already know I have a problem talking to women over men) And It's hard getting sheer numbers too. Techinically, this is what Comscore and Neilsen are doing. I've read some of thier stuff. I'm not happy and I'm not getting my questions answered, mostly because I want both behavioral answers, I want “well how do you feel about” answers, and I also wish I could do more up and front watching. Craigslist seems to be the least common denominator for the vast majority of these questions, since most people on the 'net will use Craigslist at least once.

Actually, the Wired Article gave me the idea in the first place. They made the point that Criagslist is a least common denominator, and if I want to internet people watch, I should go there.

Interesting idea. You should start the new Neilsen/Comscore company – that focuses primarily on leveraging current platforms such as Twitter, Craigslist, Facebook, etc. for surveys and studies.

Much like the Neilson ratings, generic or targeted surveys fall flat because people don't like to share in a vacuum. But the good news is that the information is already there for the dedicated and curious. Social media sharing captures phone types, favorite shows, favorite articles as well as products and services that folks loathe. My hypothesis is that semantic filters will help us unlike this valuable knowledge/feedback without artificial surveys.

I had a copy of this in the late 80s (sophmore year of highschool). While I agree with the fundamentals offered I have had the best success with simply rereading my posts. Editing, and re-editing has served me far better than pausing too much at the outset of writing. My procrastination attempts haven't done me as much good as I'd hope. Give it a year or two and I'll have a more succinct and polished style that is completely my own. It could help jump start readability if you followed a basic writing guide but it's more important that you understand the ideas you are trying to get across. Keep writing, and editing Shana.

Time is a big factor in writing. Blogs are relatively “shoot from
the hip” style, but if Dave's uncertain of your point you may want to consider his advice. No reason to lose your readers in unclear thinking .

Much like the Neilson ratings, generic or targeted surveys fall flat because people don't like to share in a vacuum. But the good news is that the information is already there for the dedicated and curious. Social media sharing captures phone types, favorite shows, favorite articles as well as products and services that folks loathe. My hypothesis is that semantic filters will help us unlike this valuable knowledge/feedback without artificial surveys.

I had a copy of this in the late 80s (sophmore year of highschool). While I agree with the fundamentals offered I have had the best success with simply rereading my posts. Editing, and re-editing has served me far better than pausing too much at the outset of writing. My procrastination attempts haven't done me as much good as I'd hope. Give it a year or two and I'll have a more succinct and polished style that is completely my own. It could help jump start readability if you followed a basic writing guide but it's more important that you understand the ideas you are trying to get across. Keep writing, and editing Shana.

Time is a big factor in writing. Blogs are relatively “shoot from
the hip” style, but if Dave's uncertain of your point you may want to consider his advice. No reason to lose your readers in unclear thinking .