I received my very first survey invite from Reperes-Second Life. The survey has a payout of 250L$ to be paid to respondents after the survey period.

The survey was about co-creation with Real Life Brands in Second Life and it only took me a few minutes to complete it. Remember, in answering or responding to surveys make sure that you answer them honestly because if not then you take the risk of not being invited to future surveys or research.

Here is another Research Company you can join in Second Life to earn more L$ and it’s name is Reperes-Second Life. I found this company while I was flying around various Sims. I bumped into this big rectangular box and when I look inside there was a big Reperes-Second Life Sign. My guess is that the land owner or owners around the sign boxed it so that it wouldn’t be an eyesore or something. Anyway, I visited Reperes-Second Life Headquarters and below is a simple video tour of the place. I hope you all like it.

A brief info about Reperes-Second Life!

REPERES Second Life is the 1st market research institute on Second life. REPERES Second Life is meant to accompany companies in the development of their products and offers on Second Life thanks to:

• The creation of a community: a panel of 7000 avatars that are representative of the overall population of Second Life in terms of nationality, gender, age… They are called upon to address issues faced by brands seeking to establish themselves or develop their offer on Second Life,
• A watch on this new universe in full expansion: behaviours, innovations, new codes being established,
• A space for tests and co-creation: the place for novelties to be tried and evaluated.

Reperes Second Life benefits from all of the expertise of the Reperes First Life teams, all passionately involved in studying and developing their knowledge of consumers: qualitative experts, ethologists specialised in observation, quantitative experts, Web specialists�

I see no harm in joining Reperes-Second Life. I might even earn a few extra L$ from them in the future and you can too so head on over Reperes-Second Life HQ and register!

To join Reperes-Second Life, just visit 3 Stars and a Sun in-world and touch the Reperes-Second Life banner.

Still skeptic about joining research panels?

Today I received a notecard from Market Truths Limited and it is a reminder for their current survey about Real Life Brands in Second Life. So I copied and pasted the link to my browser, logged in and completed the form. It took me at least 10 minutes to complete the survey and I was paid 500L$ for it. Not bad for a few minutes.

Market Truths is a real life market research company and we also provide our services in Second Life, to both organizations in Second Life and organizations interested in Second Life.

Oh, you will be paid 250L$ for joining MTL’s Reasearch Panel but panel membership is restricted to SL residents who have verified accounts and are at least 30 days old.

If you would like to learn more about Market Truths Limited then just visit their website at http://sl.markettruths.com/.

If you are not yet a member of Market Truths Limited then what are you waiting for? JOIN NOW! (They don’t have an automated referral system right now and I’d greatly appreciate it if you mention that you were referred by Rom Ireton )

If you haven’t heard about First Opinions Panel then you are in luck, below are some information about it. Go on read it!

THANK YOU for your interest in FIRST OPINIONS PANEL in Second Life. FIRST OPINIONS was created by the non profit Social Research Foundation to provide Fortune 500 companies interested in SL with feedback from residents. You can have a voice in their:

• new product development
• policies
• new TV shows. We just completed a project on that which paid L$500!

We promise:

• NO SPAM
• NO SALES PITCH

TWO TYPES OF SURVEY PROJECTS

• GENERAL = open to everyone on our panel regardless of age, gender, country, etc.
• TARGETED = the company’s product is aimed at a specific group, e.g. age, gender, country,

Therefore you need to take our Membership sign-up survey so we can invite you into survey projects that match you and your interests.

• We will NOT ask personal info such as your name, phone, address, etc.
• We do need one email address that you do check daily to invite you into projects.
• We will not send you emails daily but when we do, you don’t want to miss out.

1. Read the FAQ, Privacy and Terms and Conditions located below
2. Then, use this link to for our Membership sign up survey (takes about 5 minutes): Join First Opinions Panel
   • We do NOT pay you for signing-up.
   • Major companies want people SERIOUS about giving good input!

WELCOME!

Andy Evans in SL
Andy Mallon in RL

Director
First Opinions Panel
Social Research Foundation
andy@socialresearchfoundation.org

FAQ

or the most current FAQ, see our website

WHAT IS THE FIRST OPINIONS PANEL?

• Think of us as a �virtual focus group� working with Fortune 500 companies
• We will enjoy insider information on new products, services and polices

WHY SHOULD I JOIN?

Take your choice: make money, have fun, learn about products, have a voice in their development

WILL THIS BE IN SL?

First at a secure, custom RL platform (website). In time, we will bring them into SL to create state-of-the-art virtual focus groups, more fun!

WHO IS THE SOCIAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION (SRF)?

• SRF created the First Opinions Panel.
• SRF was incorporated in 2003 to develop education technology solutions.
• We are a non profit 501(c)3 organization
• Our website is socialresearchfoundation.org

WHO ELSE IS INVOLVED?

• A preeminent online consumer research service
• Has over TWO MILLION PEOPLE on a RL panel
• They are demographically indexed by gender, age, income, etc.
• Almost all Fortune 500 companies use them

IS THIS LIKE OTHER SURVEY COMPANIES IN SL?

• No! This is different in every way.
• NO SELLING: You will NEVER be solicited to buy products.
• PRIVACY: We will NOT even ask your RL NAME, ADDRESS OR PHONE NUMBER.
• MORE PRIVACY: Your SL name will NEVER be sold, rented or disclosed to third-party vendors
• This is STRICTLY for top-level market research.

HOW DOES THIS WORK?

• FIRST OPINIONS� will be a panel of thousands of SL residents.
• When you register, you will provide standard info about your self and interests
• For example, gender, how long in SL, age, etc.
• This way, you are only invited into focus groups that are relevant to YOU

HOW WILL THIS INFORMATION BE USED?

• Strictly for creating the specialized focus groups that meet the target audience of each individual research project.

WILL I BE PAID FOR MY TIME?

• Yes! But the key benefit is having a voice in major product development, feedback on TV shows and more.
• Each company will have its own payment amount; you will see it in the announcement
• It could be L$100 to L$1000 or more
• You will be paid when our Foundation is paid by the client.
• Then, you wll receive an email to come to our office and click on a “Pay Kiosk” which will match your avie name to an authorized database of payees.

HOW WILL I BE CONTACTED?

• IN SL: occasionally by the First Opinions Panel for updates & announcements
• IN RL: via email to invite you into specific focus groups
• Therefore, during Registration please provide a primary email address

WHEN WILL THIS BEGIN?

• We already have!
• We just completed a survey for a major media company planning original SL content for their TV shows!
• Don’t feel bad, plenty more to come.

HOW OFTEN WILL I BE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE?

• When you are a match for what the marketer is looking for
• You are not required to serve on a specific research panel, even if invited.
• Figure once or twice a month once we get momentum going.

CAN I VOLUNTEER FOR A PROJECT?

• Sorry. It is up the marketing company to choose based on which attributes they need

WILL ANYONE TRY TO CONTACT ME?

• NO SPAM
• Only via email to invite you into a panel that matches your self-description.
• Only via group IM for occasional group announcements

WHAT IF I UNEXPECTEDLY CAN�T MAKE IT TO A PROJECT I AGREED TO?

• No problem. There is no penalty.

CAN I OPT-OUT OF THIS PROGRAM AT ANY TIME?

• Of course.

WHAT IF SOME RESIDENTS APPLY BUT DO NOT TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY?

• Such people will be dropped from the panel immediately.
• The decision on this is strictly up to the companies doing the research

CAN I INVITE FRIENDS TO JOIN?

• Of course! Please send them a copy of this note card.

CAN I SHARE THIS WITH GROUPS I BELONG TO?

• We will be happy to provide speakers for your group as well.

****** STILL HAVE QUESTIONS? ******

CONTACT
SL: IM to Andy Evans
RL: andy@socialresearchfoundation.org

Thank you!

Ready to JOIN First Opinions Panel? Click here!

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Earn 100L$ by completing a simple survey about your Second Life experience. I found this offer posted at Second Life’s forum and decided to give it a shot and luckily it’s not a scam. I got paid 100L$ today.

Below is the full details of the offer as posted at Second Life’s Forum:

As my MSc project I am looking at ways that Information Technology can be used to improve the ‘community’ within Second Life. The survey should take between 5-10 minutes to complete and asks simple questions about what you like to do in Second Life and what changes you would want made.

The survey has qualifying questions. In order to be paid the $100L you must:

1. Meet the criteria and answer the survey in full.
2. Give your avatar name (otherwise I have no way of locating you for payment)

You will not be paid if you do not qualify for the survey, if you exit the survey before completing it or if you do not give your avatar name.

All information you give is treated as CONFIDENTIAL and I will not be making direct references to avatar names.

Survey Link

IM Sarasvati Kohime if you have any questions!

Try it, it’s an easy 100L$ and will only take a few minutes of your time just remember to follow the instructions carefully. Payment will be sent 24 hours after completing the survey.

By the way, don’t forget the other methods of earning some L$ like Earn2Life and First Opinions Panel. You can also visit 3 Stars and a Sun Freebie Beach and do some Hippie Pay and MyLindens surveys to earn more.