Quiz and Poll Friends on Facebook and MySpace

Posted on March 9, 2010 at 7:00 am

The siren lure of a quiz is hard to resist for many Facebook and MySpace users. There are those among us who answer obscure questions frantically—shivering with anticipation to find out which butterfly/green tea/celebrity they are most like.

Now, you can create your own quiz or poll quickly and easily, then share it on the social network or blog host of your choice.

To make your own quiz, become a member of Quibblo by going to Quibblo.com. This is a free service that allows you to take and create quizzes for free. The link to become a member is on the top right of the Web site.

After you have confirmed your email address for Quibblo, click the link that says Create a Quiz.

Choose the type of quiz you want to create. You can create a poll or survey, which are similar in that they ask a question with multiple answers, then show the results in a chart or graph.

If you want to see how much your friends know about a specific topic, you can create a scored quiz.

The most popular type of quizzes on Facebook and other social networking sites are personality quizzes, where your friends answer a series of questions and then the quiz determines if they are most like a certain celebrity, or if their boyfriend will dump them (like in magazines such as Cosmo).

Click Create Now under the type of quiz you would like to make.

Next, write the questions you’d like your friends to answer. You can give your poll a picture too, so it is sure to draw attention. Each kind of quiz is different, but they all allow you to create custom questions and upload images. This is what a poll’s settings look like:

After your quiz is created, you can add tags to it to make it easier to find. You must also choose a category for your quiz.

After you have finished creating your quiz, Quibblo gives you several ways to share it with your friends. You can choose one of social networks or blog hosts listed, or copy the embed URL onto your Web site.

To add to Facebook, click the Facebook link pictured. It will redirect you to a Facebook page where you are asked to allow the program access to your account. Click Allow.

The quiz will post to your Facebook account and ask if you would like to add the quiz to your profile. If you choose to add it, the quiz will appear under My Stuff on your profile page.

The quizzing possibilities are infinite with Quibblo. Of course, there are practical uses for the program besides figuring out which of your friends is most like Madonna. Quibblo could be used to poll Web site visitors on their experience.

It could be used as a way to RSVP for a party or class reunion. Anyway you use it, Quibblo is sure to start an interesting conversation!

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