We want to let you know that we have read all your feedback, and we’re excited to announce that work is in progress to bring you a faster, simpler and easier voting experience at diPoll. Leave us a comment and let us know what we can do to improve your diPoll experience.

Here’s a sneak peek at the new diPoll logo! Thanks for all your support. Stay tuned for diPoll 2.0 updates!

Over the past weeks we’ve tried to make it easier for you to join in on the fun at diPoll by letting you sign in using your Twitter or Facebook accounts.  Now, with the introduction of public user profiles, your social experience at diPoll will have a bit more of a personal touch.  You and your friends will be able to keep track of the polls you’ve made, compare stats, check out profile pictures and more.  We’re really excited to see what you all think of the new profiles – drop us a line to give your feedback!

In addition to the new public profiles, your account page also got a makeover. There will be more changes coming to this page to make it easier to use and to let you upload your own profile picture.

To check out your public profile, login and click “My Account” at the top of the page, then “Public Profile” on the right side.  You can see my profile here :)

Happy Holidays everyone!

Welcome to the December contest!  Here’s what you need to know:

We’re going to be tracking every poll created in December and will be giving the iPod nano to the best poll creator at the end of the month. To enter the contest you simply need to create a poll.

The point system is  simple, 1 vote on your poll means you get 1 point. Your top 3 polls in December will count to your total score.  You can check out the contest leaderboard to see the point totals of the top ten contestants.

That’s it! The rest is up to you – make a few cool polls and share them with your friends, and you’ll be well on your way to winning your very own iPod nano!

diPoll Popularity Contest Official Rules:

1) User eligibility

• Open to everyone!
• diPoll team members and their families are not eligible.

2) Poll eligibility

• Polls must be created between December 1 (12:01 AM EST) and December 31, 2009 (11:59 PM EST).
• Polls must abide by all diPoll Terms of Service.

3) Scoring System

• 1 vote = 1 point
• You may make as many polls as you wish, but only your top 3 eligible polls will count toward your total score

4) Miscellaneous Rules

• You are allowed to promote your poll using services such as Facebook, Twitter, Digg, Yahoo Buzz and Reddit, as long as you follow their terms of service and do not spam or harass people.  
• You may NOT create multiple user accounts. We can tell if you do, and you’ll get the boot.
• This contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. You understand that you are providing your information to diPoll and not to Facebook. Don’t worry though, the information you provide will only be used according to our privacy policy.
• Any questions or comments regarding the contest may be directed to our feedback page.

Get ready, we’ve got another big contest coming up! The last contest was very close, with akominek coming on top and winning $100 in cash.  The competition was a lot of fun and we’ve decided to do it again with an even better prize – a brand new 8GB iPod nano!! This hot gadget can hold 2000 songs and even has a camera to record video! You’ll get your choice of the coolest colours – diPoll inspired orange or silver.

There will be a few changes to the point system, but the basic idea will be the same.  Make cool polls, and share with your friends to get votes.  You can be as creative as you want.

The competition will be starting December 1, and we’ll  be announcing the updated rules in the next few days!

The big buzz these days is around the social networks Facebook and Twitter, and at diPoll it’s no different. We’re always trying to find ways to make it easier for you to get involved with diPoll and share it with your friends, so integrating with social networks was a natural decision.  So what does this mean exactly? For starters, you’ll be able to log in to diPoll using either your Twitter or Facebook accounts without even making a diPoll account. This makes it easier for you because logging in will be quick and easy (just one click), and you don’t have to remember another password.

You can check out our current version of this feature by visiting us our Twitter page and clicking on one of the polls we posted.  Once you vote, our site will detect that you came from Twitter and will prompt you to log in using your Twitter account.  If you already have an existing diPoll account you can link it and use Twitter to log in as well.  Check out our full press release here.

Keep an eye on the login page for the full launch of Twitter and Facebook Connect.  This will be just the beginning – we are working on even more exciting ideas to take advantage of the tools in social networks.

(Psst. We’re going to be having another contest soon. Keep your ears open and eyes peeled!)

EDIT: The contest is now open as of October 1 – Good Luck!!

We are excited to announce our very first contest here at diPoll.  We asked what prize you wanted, and the result was split down the middle, 51-46. Since the vote was so close, we’ve decided that the winner will be able to pick whichever prize they want!  This means the contest winner has the choice between a special edition third generation 4GB iPod shuffle, cased in polished stainless steel, or a $100 Amazon gift certificate.  More importantly though, if you pick the iPod you’ll get a personalized engraving which will forever show how much diPoll loves you. And that is priceless.

So how do you enter? Just sign up on www.dipoll.com and create polls at any time during October.  You’ll automatically be in the running as long as you meet the eligibility below. Each vote on one of your polls will count as a point, and we’ll be taking your top 5 eligible polls for your total score at the end of the month.

Make sure the polls you create are solid, because ratings also give points. Thinking of a funny comparison, sparking controversy, using attractive images, and writing an interesting description can all make your poll more appealing to potential voters. You can promote your poll and share with friends to help get more eyeballs on it – try using the built in “Share” buttons on your poll page.

Read over all the contest rules below to make sure everything is cool.  Get ready to start polling on October 1 – the sooner you get your polls published, the sooner you start getting votes! Good Luck!

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diPoll Beta Contest Official Rules:

1) User eligibility

• User must be a fan of the Facebook Fan Page (please use your real name on your diPoll account to confirm your fan status)
• diPoll team members and their families are not eligible.
• Open to users worldwide! (Excluding residents of Quebec)

2) Poll eligibility

• Polls must be created between October 1 and October 31, 2009.
• Polls must abide by all diPoll Terms of Service.

3) Miscellaneous Rules

• You are allowed to promote your poll using services such as Facebook, Twitter, Digg, Yahoo Buzz and Reddit, as long as you follow their terms of service and do not spam or harass people.  If you break this rule you may be disqualified from the contest.
• You may NOT create multiple user accounts. We can tell if you do, and you’ll get the boot.
• No purchase necessary. Making awesome polls? Necessary.

4) Scoring System

• 1 vote = 1 point
• Your gross ratings also counts to your score.  This means each rating of 1 star gives 1 point, and each rating of 5 stars gives 5 points.
• You may make as many polls as you wish, but only your top 5 eligible polls will count toward your total score

First thing is first: diPoll will be holding a contest!

Full details for the contest will be released soon here on the blog, so keep an eye out.  What I can tell you now is that the contest will be based on poll submissions – so start brainstorming ideas and saving pictures!  In the meantime we’re asking for your input to decide on the contest prize. Vote here to choose either a special edition iPod or a $100 gift certificate from Amazon, or comment on the diPoll with your own prize ideas.

It’s been a week now since we opened the site up for beta testing and we’ve already been getting some great feedback. It’s not falling on deaf ears! Here are the topics of a few of the comments and suggestions we’ve been getting:

Deleting images after uploading: A few people let us know about this one. They would upload their picture to create a poll, but if they didn’t like how it looked they couldn’t delete it. Now, you’ll find a big ‘X’ at the top of the picture that allows you to delete it and upload another one before you publish your poll.

Where’s the search box?: On the way! Soon you’ll be able to search our entire poll database to find the ones you’re interested in.

Username Rules: Oops! We forgot to mention restrictions on usernames when you’re registering, but that’s fixed now. Over the next few days you’ll also see some other big changes to our sign up page.

Randomizing / Dumb Next Button: Is our dumb next button giving you repeat polls? We’ve tinkered with it so that should be less likely now. In the future we’re going to be making it even smarter to give you more interesting and relevant polls.

Keep that feedback coming, and stay tuned for full contest details soon!

Right off the bat:  Thanks for your help!

We are really excited to get diPoll up and running, and your help will allow us to work out some kinks and flush out bugs we havent encountered yet.  We believe we’ve got something special here. With your help, we can take it to the next level.

Thanks to your feedback we’ve already caught a few issues and made improvements to the service.  If you see something you believe isnt right, a suggestion for something new, or any general comments, you can let us know at feedback@dipoll.com.

If you still haven’t seen it, give the service a try at www.dipoll.com.  To get started you can try creating an account, voting and commenting in a few polls or making your own poll.

Over the next few weeks you’ll be seeing a lot of changes as we bring out new features and services that tie in with diPoll. We’re proud to have you as our very first users – enjoy the ride!!