Archive for May, 2006

What prizes motivate you to fill out surveys?

May 22nd, 2006

Product teams often rely on customer surveys to help them get a better understanding of the “anatomy” of their customers. On the Flash team we’re no different. The biggest challenge, however, is getting a wide variety of people to actually take the survey. As incentive we often use prizes.

So, my question to you is, what type of prize would motivate you to take a survey? Imagine a budget of under US$2,000.

Let the comments fly…

ABC.com introduces new Flash Player 8-based video player for streaming primetime TV shows for free

May 1st, 2006

FlashInsider has a good writeup on how ABC really nailed their online video experience in their new online video player. The new Player represents Disney/ABC’s decision to offer their primetime programming for free.

The new site uses Flash Player 8 and its VP6 video codec as well as the Flash Media Server (FMS) via one of our Flash Video Streaming Service (FVSS) partners.

Go watch your favorite ABC show and check out the Flash video experience here.