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The increasing popularity of online surveys has been a clear trend in the last few years, with people queuing up to answer questions about things as diverse as television viewing habits to sporting affiliations and eating habits. This has been a way for companies to learn something about the people to whom they are trying to sell. The more a company knows about its target market, the more effectively they can sell their products and market research has even led to the creation of new products, as well as the reinstatement of popular old ones that had been discontinued. In this respect the online survey has been helpful for more than just the companies using it. It has allowed consumers to give their opinions and give the companies a clue as to what will work well in today’s market. Even if we assume that a company’s main reason for carrying out online surveys is to improve their market share, it is clear that the best way to do this is to give the public what they want. ...

One of the major influences on corporate behavior in this day and age has been the opinion of the public – a pehnomenon known as “people power”. This “people power” can be seen far back throughout time, and right up to the present day. When, some time ago, the Coca-Cola company decided to change the recipe for their flagship beverage, the reaction from the general public was that the move was tantamount to sacrilege. The company quickly changed back to their “classic” product and sales went through the roof. Since then in particular, major companies have been keen to react to what the public tell them. The effect of people power is that it creates a trade-off between people and corporations. For the benefit of hearing people’s opinions, the companies will pay money and will listen to ideas. This is not out of some sense of corporate responsibility but because companies know that without the public’s goodwill and spending power they will not be able to operate. The online ...