Poll Everywhere is a popular polling application that tries to simplify the process of holding polls. It uses a simple text messaging system that allows anyone to participate in your polls even if they’re not by their computer. The application has successfully been used for many live audiences, and it’s great for use in meetings, classrooms, and has even been used in the media, on TV and radio. The poll is displayed to the audience, they can then vote by sending SMS messages to a special short number. If you have a paid subscription then it’s possible to create your own keywords to use when sending the messages. Poll Everywhere operates in most countries throughout the world with different short codes. Your network then forwards the message to the servers at poll everywhere, where they will count the votes and release the results. It’s possible to look at the results in real time, and new votes are added very quickly. Poll Everywhere is a Y Combinator company that was launched in September 2007. However the site was initially started quite small, it wasn’t until they received funding from Y Combinator that it was allowed to grow into what it is today. It was specifically designed to make it much easier to hold and take part in polls. Poll Everywhere is very popular and available in a number of countries; it is currently in beta testing in various European countries. Poll Everywhere makes holding polls really simple and also minimizes the cost of running them. Voting is kept as simple as possible as all your audience needs is a cell phone to send a quick text message. One of the best things about poll everywhere is that it’s really simple to use, this makes holding polls and votes much easier than it normally is. Thanks to poll everywhere you can use a simple web interface rather than having to rely on expensive hardware. Poll Everywhere is so easy to use that you don’t need a background in computers to be able to understand how to use it. Signing up for an account at poll everywhere is very easy, you will need to fill out a form with your name, email, then choose a username and password. Poll everywhere is only active in certain areas, so make sure you select the right one for your needs. This will change the short code that your visitors will use to vote on your polls. Registration only takes under a minute, after which time you will have a fully functioning account and can start creating your first poll. There are a number of different payment plans on poll everywhere, from a free plan which is limited to 30 votes per poll. To paid plans that can cope with thousands of participants. Paid plans start at just $15 per month and make it possible to identify respondents while also being able to benefit from email technical support. Platinum accounts cost $1,400 per month, but you do get access to phone support and up to 20,000 votes per poll. Most people choose the personal or presenter plans, both of which cost $15 and $65 per month respectively. If you want to find a simple way of creating a poll that can be accessed by people with mobile phones then Poll everywhere is the ideal system for you. It makes it really easy to find out what your audience thinks about virtually any topic, it’s also possible to get live results which makes it an ideal application for use in live audience events.

• Create PowerPoint slides of results
• Create custom short code keywords on paid plans
• Charts can be embedded in WebPages for real time updates
• Hold polls without specialist equipment
• Customize the logo on your polls

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