We just wanted to let you know about a few updates to Floq.

Pictures As the saying goes “a picture is worth a thousand words”, so you’ll be pleased to know you can save yourself around nine hundred and ninety nine of those words and ask folks what they think about an image by adding  images to your survey, form or quizz. If you pick the new “Image” option as an question type you’ll now see the option to add an image, so you can find out what people think of your latest web designs, product packaging or logo.

Adding Contacts We’ve also made it easier to add contacts to your respondents list from Gmail, Flickr, Yahoo and a few other accounts. Just open the ‘Respondent’ section, create a respondent list and click the import button, then link your accounts.

Social Log In You can now log in with Google, Facebook and Twitter. When logging in click on the social icons and then link these to your existing Floq account. We are working on adding the contacts from these to your respondents list and will keep you posted.

Sharing We’ve also made it easier to get your public surveys, forms or quizes out and about. You can now add sharing icons for Twitter, Linkedin and Facebook to the thank you page that pops up when people finish the survey. So if you’re keen to get your questions in front of as many people as possible … Continue reading →

Australia might not be top of mind as a hot spot for digital innovation but with Aussie companies like Kaggle, Atlassian and 99Dresses making a dent in the digital universe it’s only a matter of time before Australia is as well known for digital startups as it is for swimmers and world class rugby teams.

To shine some light on the Australian startup ecosystem we just released the Startup Nation map, the first interactive map of digital startups down under: www.floqapp.com/startupnation

The Startup Nation map shows startups from throughout Australia and across categories; from digital marketplaces and ecommerce websites to social apps and mobile games. Startup founders, teams, venture capitalists, co-working spaces and incubators have filled out the survey.

The map updates itself daily and is compiled from our ongoing survey of the digital pulse: http://floq.co/Q0tpI

The survey is constantly open, so if you want to add yourself to the Startup Nation map click through. If you just want to go on the map just answer the questions to do with the map, and if you’re happy to add to our anonymous study on digital startups complete as much as possible.

The survey/study is designed to see how supportive digital entrepenurs have found the Australian ecosystem, and to test if the long held view that areas with more supportive ecosystems have a higher success rate for startups.

Along with the map going live we also put together an infographic on five of the questions from the survey. Participants were asked to rate … Continue reading →