Web Poll Leader Launches Vizu Vote Maps Powered by Google and Records Conversion Increase of 69%

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) July 12, 2007

Vizu Corporation, a leader in providing free web polls and do-it-yourself market research, today announced the addition of vote maps to its poll results. The launch of Vizu vote maps concludes a series of redesign initiatives that resulted in a registration conversion increase of 69%.

“Like chocolate and peanut butter, polls and maps just go together,” says Vizu CEO, Dan Beltramo. The new interactive vote maps are a mashup powered by Google and allow Vizu users to see exactly where votes are being cast. The color-coded responses can be viewed from a world view all the way down to the zip code level. “Our users are curious by nature so adding maps to our polls was a natural fit for Vizu,” added Beltramo.

The Vizu free poll widget lets users create customized web polls and put them on sites, blogs or social networking pages. The polls are compatible with major blog platforms such as Blogger, TypePad and WordPress as well as popular social networking sites such as MySpace, Facebook and Friendster.

The implementation of Vizu vote maps capped off a month of redesign development which also included user interface improvements and integration of Gigya’s Wildfire which allows one click posting of polls to social networks and blogs. These efforts produced a 69% increase in registration conversion, fulfilling the goal of making it easier to create and export polls.

“Vote maps are sure to entertain and engage our users,” says Wetpaint CEO Ben Elowitz. “The implementation of vote maps is just another example of Vizu’s commitment to innovation and exemplifies why Wetpaint selected Vizu as our polling partner for our consumer-friendly Wiki platform.”

To experience Vizu vote maps, go to http://www.vizu.com/index.html and create your own free web poll.

About Vizu

Vizu is an innovative service that combines an easy-to-use polling platform with a diverse network of websites. The technology allows anyone to conduct affordable market research or to provide interactive content through a free polling widget. Vizu users include Glamour, Sephora, Popstar! Magazine, Jobster, Orbitz, Cozi, Second Life, TeeBeeDee, TripWiser and is the polling partner for all Wetpaint Wikis.

Headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company is privately held with funding from Draper Fisher Jurvetson and angel investors including Bill Hambrecht, Esther Dyson and Ron Conway. To learn more about Vizu, please visit Vizu.

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Web Poll Leader Launches Vizu Vote Maps Powered by Google and Records Conversion Increase of 69%

QiPao Beauty Model or Feng Shui Master. You Decide. Vote Now.

New York City, NY (PRWEB) December 01, 2011

She is, after all, one of the country’s leading Feng Shui Masters, an architect and a metaphysics master who rarely used social media. In fact her website and radio shows are in Mandarin. But now, using modern social media she is not shy about saying in English “I would love your help”.

The Renaissance Economic Development Corporation is certified as a community development financial institution through the U.S. Department of the Treasury and is hosting a QiPao modeling contest in NYC.

QiPao are those beautiful Chinese dresses that have high necks and are often very elegant.

Zhi Hai is well known for practicing Feng Shui in the United States and Architecture in China. And despite her decades of professional experience, her “balanced” practice has allowed her to maintain the healthy look and beauty of woman 20 years younger.

She was both flattered to be invited to model the QiPao and a bit concerned that it did not “fit” her professional standing in the Feng Shui community. But she believed, if she could be among the top ten models she would show people how beneficial good Feng Shui can be for your life, health and happiness.

It turned out to be quite surprising, a great experience and a very valuable education for her and her clients.

She learned the power of “Social Media” like Facebook, Twitter and email marketing even in traditional Chinese situations. Some of the contestants were doing so well. She could not understand how they got so many votes so fast. It turned out to be a social media contest where your friends and “fans” vote instead of judges. With this new knowledge she “dove into” social media and begun to gain steam. She experienced first-hand the power and importance of social media quickly going from 100 votes to more than 600 votes. But she still needed more strategy.

Now she is experimenting with other forms of viral activity like PR, mobile communications and smart “modern” practices. She is about halfway to her goal in only two weeks but as she says ” I can use as much support and viral help as possible from all of you on the internet”. if you want to see her picture and give her a vote go to http://www.tinyurl.com/zhihai-contest and click on “vote here”.

The contest is over December 7 so vote now if you want.

If you want to see all the contestants go to http://renaissance-ny.org/wordpress/2011-qipao-contest/. She is #23. You can vote for ten contestants.

Zhi Hai is one of the nation’s leading Master’s of Feng Shui, Architecture and Metaphysics. Her deep study of the life and secrets of Emperor Huang Di have uncovered valuable “Power Your Life” secrets and can be seen on http://www.emperorswalk.com

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QiPao Beauty Model or Feng Shui Master. You Decide. Vote Now.