Become a Researcher and give feedback to Major companies

Google Market Research -http://google.com

(A) Google will pay everyday people to give feedback about their experiences within Google.com.  We don’t have much data on how easy or hard it is to get accepted, but the pay is real good.  From there site it claims:

It depends on the type of study, but typically we pay $75 for each hour that you spend with a Google researcher, either in person or on the phone. Most studies last for one to one-and-a-half hours. We don’t pay for your travel time, or travel expenses, though. For online surveys, which you complete from your own computer, the amount varies, depending on the length of the survey.

Different types of studies they do include, the following, and some may be in person, over the phone on online:

- Usability study at a Google office: Typically, you will use a Google product or prototype, and give feedback on it. You could either meet 1-on-1 with a Google researcher, or work as part of a group. Most studies are done at our HQ in Mountain View California, but we have offices all over the world, so please feel free to sign up for this type of study even if you don’t live in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Remote usability study: A Google researcher will call you while you sit at your computer, and ask you to try out a Google product or prototype via your internet connection, and give feedback on it. You can be anywhere in the world, but need to have a high-speed internet connection.

- Field study: Google researchers will come to visit you, and interview you about how you use computers or the Web. We won’t just show up at your door – we will always check with you, and make an appointment. Again, most of our researchers are based at our HQ in Mountain View California, but we have offices all over the world, so please feel free to sign up for this type of study even if you don’t live in the San Francisco Bay Area.

- Online survey: you answer questions on the web or in an email, from your own computer.

(B) Microsoft Market Research – http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/marketing_research

Get paid from Microsoft for providing feedback on their products.  The Microsoft Online Research Panel is a community of more than 95,000 technology/business professionals and software users who provide Microsoft with valuable feedback on products and services through online surveys.  Unlike Google, they don;t mention how much they will pay you, but you do have to be a resident of the US or Canada.

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