SurveyMonkey, a free online survey tool, is a great example of the democratization of market research.

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To find out, they used the online survey tool SurveyMonkey.

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After I posted about Pinterest yesterday and how that tool is enabling new levels of customer understanding, I had a conversation with Erik Koto, CEO of QuestionPro, which offers an online survey tool that is used for customer satisfaction surveys.

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The survey is a vital tool for shaping public policy.

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And astronomers are just as likely to point a software query-tool at a digital sky survey as to point a telescope at the stars.

ECONOMIST: Technology

Based on an annual survey of more than 4, 000 expats in 100 countries, the tool covers three broad areas of life abroad: economics, experience (quality of life) and offspring (raising children).

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The large mirror, wide field of view and very sensitive infrared detectors of ESO's 4.1-metre Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA) make it by far the best tool for this job.

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