Readers want gooseGrade. Here's proof.

175 People polled.

ABSTRACT: It appears that grammar, spelling, factual, and other errors do affect readers' opinion as well as how likely they are to share or link to an article. These errors also seem to dictate the reader's opinion of the author's skills as a writer. 65.86% of internet users say that a tool like gooseGrade would increase their confidence in the content they are reading. Filtering further shows that 9 out of 10 newspaper readers say that a tool like gooseGrade would increase their confidence in authors' content. This merits further investigation of newspaper readers and could show a path for new media to take more market share.

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1. Where do you obtain the majority of your news?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Online, but from traditional outlets		57.5%	100
Blogs		7.5%	13
Broadcast		25.3%	44
Print		9.8%	17

2. Do you regularly read blogs?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Very often		9.2%	16
Often		22.4%	39
Sometimes		40.2%	70
Not often		24.7%	43
Never		3.4%	6

3. How often have you come across an article on a web site or blog during an online search, and after reading one or several spelling, grammatical, or factual errors decided that the content shouldn’t be considered a reliable source of information?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Very often		13.8%	24
Often		25.3%	44
Sometimes		39.1%	68
Not often		20.7%	36
Never		1.1%	2

4. How often have you come across an article on a web site or blog during an online search, and after reading one or several spelling, grammatical, or factual errors browsed away from the site without further exploring the site or its content as a result?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Very often		9.2%	16
Often		33.3%	58
Sometimes		36.2%	63
Not often		17.8%	31
Never		3.4%	6

5. Are you less likely to share, link to, or forward an article to a friend if it contains spelling or grammatical errors?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		64.2%	111
No		8.1%	14
Maybe		27.7%	48

6. Are you less likely to share, link to, or forward an article to a friend if it contains factual errors?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		85.0%	147
No		4.6%	8
Maybe		10.4%	18

7. Is your perception of an author, blog or web site negatively impacted if you encounter spelling or grammatical errors?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		65.3%	113
No		6.9%	12
Maybe		27.7%	48

8. Is your perception of an author, blog or web site negatively impacted if you encounter factual errors?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		87.9%	152
No		1.7%	3
Maybe		10.4%	18

9. Do you find spelling or grammatical errors distracting when reading online content? Have you ever spent less time browsing a web site than you otherwise would have because spelling or grammatical errors became too distracting?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		87.8%	151
No		12.2%	21

10. Comment on this statement: I feel compelled to correct errors I find on blogs or other websites.
		Response Percent	Response Count
Strongly Agree		16.9%	29
Agree		38.4%	66
Neither		23.3%	40
Disagree		17.4%	30
Strongly Disagree		4.1%	7

11. Do you agree that grammatical, spelling, or factual errors contribute to some peoples’ perception of bloggers being less credible than the “traditional” media?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Strongly Agree		30.8%	53
Agree		57.6%	99
Neutral		7.6%	13
Disagree		4.1%	7
Strongly Disagree		0.0%	0

12. If the blogs you read on a regular basis were using goosegrade, would it increase your confidence in the accuracy of their content? (Please visit http://www.gooseGrade.com for information on gooseGrade if you need to)
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		68.6%	118
No		32.6%	56