Poll Everywhere
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Poll Everywhere is a privately held company headquartered in
audience response systems. Poll Everywhere's product allows audiences and classrooms in over 100 countries[2] to use mobile phones, thereby "plotting the obsolescence"[3]
of proprietary hardware response devices otherwise known as clickers.
The company raised $20,000 in
Y Combinator in 2008.[4]
Origins
Jeff Vyduna, Brad Gessler, and Sean Eby were coworkers at
Y Combinator in mid-2008; In 2010 the company moved to San Francisco
.
Reception
- Mashable.com noted in 2008, "The Usefulness of Poll Everywhere is apparent." http://mashable.com/2009/06/17/poll-everywhere/
See also
- Audience Response Systems
References
- ^ Lynch, Brendan (1 May 2008). "Startup Poll Everywhere invented the technology to conduct real time polls through cell phones". Boston Business Journal. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
- ^ Jenara, Narenberg (6 October 2010). "SMS Education: Poll Everywhere Is Making the Mobile Pop Quiz More Affordable". Fast Company. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- ^ Hoffman, Jan (30 March 2012). "Speak Up? Raise Your Hand? That May No Longer Be Necessary". New York Times. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- ^ Ha, Anthony (19 August 2008). "Y Combinator Demo Day: CO2Stats, Posterous and others show their stuff". Venture Beat. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
- ^ Lynch, Brendan (1 May 2008). "Startup Poll Everywhere conducts polls through cell phones". Boston Business Journal. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
- ^ Reidy, Chris (15 May 2008). "MIT $100K competition awards its top prize". Boston.com.
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