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Visio 2007 Users Needed for a User Research Study - Seattle/Redmond Area

I know Visio users tend to be pretty passionate about the product so I'm hoping this post reaches at least a few of you in the Seattle Redmond area. We have a standard 2-hour lab study (1 on 1 with a User Researcher in our Redmond Studios) for users of

Do you attend meetings over the web or over the phone?

We're looking for a group of people who regularly attend meetings by conference calling, WebEx, Placeware, Groove, SameTime, or other web, audio, or video-conferencing mediums. This study takes place in one of our Redmond Washington User Research studios,

Microsoft Portable Media Focus Group - Seattle Area

update - 02/20/07 - filled this one - thanks to everyone who responded! I posted for a similar study several months ago and it looks like our Researchers are ready for another go around. This is a focus group study where the participants will be in a

New Xbox 360 Owners Needed for Microsoft User Research Study

Did you buy a new Xbox 360 recently or receive one as a gift in the last 2 months? Did you sign up for Xbox Live? Do you live in the Seattle area? If so, the User Research team at Microsoft would like to talk to you! We have some specific questions about

Addendum to our Web Camera User Search - Logitech QuickCam Cordless Users Needed

This is a pretty tall order but I'm going to give it a shot. We have a need for people who have used or are currently using a wireless web camera. This is not to be confused with a wireless security camera that is used for remote monitoring. Logitech

Xbox Live Users Needed

Do you have an Xbox 360 and an Xbox Live subscription? Do you live in the greater Seattle area? Would you like to take part in a User Research study for Microsoft? We’re investigating new features and enhancements and would like to get your feedback on

Project Manager Study - Check this out...

OK Seattle-area Project Managers, this is one you won't want to miss. This study is a site visit, so if you've wanted to participate in a User Research Study but can't take the time out from your schedule, we'll come to you! A User Researcher will visit

Do you participate in meetings with people who are not physically in the same room?

Do you participate in meetings with people who are not physically in the same room? Microsoft User Research would like to talk to you! We’re looking for people who participate in conference calls or web conferencing using tools like LiveMeeting, WebEx,

Do you use a web cam with your IM client?

In a previous life I had the pleasure and displeasure of traveling an awful lot. I was able to keep my sanity and stay in touch with my family through a webcam and MSN Messenger. Waking up at 4am in Amsterdam to say goodnight to my family was well worth

Music Lovers.....Where are you????

Last week I posted looking for portable digital entertainment enthusiasts. Those studies are filling fast but we still need a variety of enthusiasts for the remaining slots. We're particularly looking for music lovers who use portable digital music players

Seattle Area Teachers Needed For Educational Product Research

Teachers make the world go round, don't you agree?. We're currently looking for middle and high school teachers in the Seattle area to take part in User Research studies around some educational products under development. We realize teachers tend to have

Update on the Silicon Valley Mac Study

We still have openings for Mac users in Silicon Valley. One thing I didn't mention in my previous post is that we need Mac users who also use Entourage. Let me know if you're interested or if you know someone who is - I'll personally put you in touch

Mac Users Needed in Silicon Valley for Usability Testing

I know the Bay Area pretty well having lived there for 6 or 7 years back in the 90s, and I know that there are a lot of Mac users. The User Research Engineers at our Silicon Valley campus in Mountain View are doing a Usability study this month that requires

Robothon Recap

We had a great time at Robothon 2006 - the response was even better than I expected. Special thanks to the Microsoft Robotics Studio team for sharing space with us and the Seattle Robotics Society for hosting the event. We'll look forward to this one

Remote User Research Study for InfoPath

One of the complaints I often hear is that most of our studies require the participants to be in the Redmond area. Unfortunately, since this is where the majority of our facilities are, it does prevent a lot of qualified participants from signing up.
 
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