Q. Why does millionheads force me to include "should I" in my question?
A. Including the words "should I" in a question usually implies that the questioner is making a decision on something they are considering doing or buying. Unlike any other public polling or Q&A website, millionheads restricts questions to include the words "should I" in the sentence to help keep the questions pertinent to one's life and to enable a pie-chart response instead of many equally valid opinions. For example, a question like ''What are the best sites to see in New York City?'' would be phrased on millionheads as ''Which of these four places should I definitely see when I come to NYC?'', offering options for people to vote on and giving the questioner the collective advice on what they should do.
Q. How do I know that the people who voted really know the answer to my question?
A. You don't. The responses you get are people's opinions and some may have very little experience with your issue, but some may have a great deal. But the interesting thing about opinions are, when they are expressed in numbers, and measured in a poll, there is a wisdom which emerges. For example, if you want to know how many jellybeans there are in a large jar, and you ask a million people, the closest answer will be average of everyone’s answer, even if some answers are way off.
Q. I'd like to send a poll out to a specific group within my social network on facebook using millionheads - but not the unknown crowd. How can I do that?
A. millionheads will be launching it's facebook polling application and iPhone application soon. To be included on our announcements mailing list, please send an email to keepmeposted@millionheads.com
Q. I'd like to use millionheads as a focus group for my companies product, with a "Should we.." type of question. How can I do that?
A. millionheads will soon be offering a Premium Service to people and organizations which want to get advice on their business or product. There will be a system which rewards subscribed responders with points for answering questions their demographic has been asked to answer. The points could then be traded for goods, services or cash provided by Questioners.
Q. How can I see the demographics of the people who responded to my question?
A. You can't. Today your responders are anonymous. millionheads will soon be offering a premium service to people who want to see the demographic of the people who responded to their question. Please see the answer above of how this will work.
Q. The notion that there's a wisdom in crowds interests me. How can I learn more about this philosphy?
A. Here's a short list of books and articles you can read on the subject: