Nielsen is legitimate and, yes, they do pay you $5.00 for taking surveys with them but the surveys are rather inquisitorial and often times repetitive. Surveys which should take only five minutes to complete often times takes fifteen minutes because Nielsen asks so many annoying and intrusive questions.

1. They promise you a gift voucher if you sign up - I never got it.
2. Their software makes my PC slow constantly crashing.

over and over and affiliate you with spam companys..I don't trust them
I didn't download the software..I never do that..

when i download software in my computer i guess this softwear trace my survey that how much I qualify , and when i tried to do same survey from another site this softwear informe or notify my survey data that specific company and then immigatly i received notice that you have already complete this survey .. :( and WINDOW CLOSE . :)

Stay away from this one folks. Incentives (few if any) paid are not worth the hassle.

Nielsen is a well known supposedly legitimate co. But, I wonder how accurate their results are as a knowledgeable survey taker will avoid them like the plague. Very intrusive abusive surveys with little rewards. Their prelims are actually surveys in disguise and then not acceptable. Don't waste your time. If I were a company seeking survey info I would not use them and as a survey taker I avoid them. I think of them as OTX and Greenfield.

I have never understood the importance of any site needing to track your online activities. That's just shady. I also don't like giving all my personal info to someone for a "possibility" an "opportunity" and an "eligibility" to win some prize that may not even exist. It's just a waste of time when there's so many legitimate sites out there that pay you for your time instead of wasting your time for the opportunity to maybe win something... not for me.

This group is the worst ever. I actually worked for the company a few years ago in Florida and they were the biggest bunch of users and idiots I've encountered. The would make hundreds (I've even heard a few thousand) for a completed diary and give their workers 9 and change an hr...and some would place 5 or more diaries in an hr. I actually had the highest rating in their training phase and did not even get a raise....PURE SCUM!

I joined this panel(?) in February 2009. They promised a weekly invite to spin the wheel for a chance to win prizes. I have only had one invite since I signed up. I have never heard from them to do a survey. I have written to them 3 times about the problems & they have never once responded to me. I am going to disconect today!

This site has you install a tracking device onto your computer. Then spy's on you and takes your personal information, tracks your usage and shares it with 3rd party sites. The chances of winning an actual cash prize seems unlikely, as you are sent to a page where you are given a chance to win and never do...Then they are off with all your personal info and you with nothing.

This company wants you to download tracking software. I for one do not like tracking software or tracking cookies. The reward for this tracking is a chance to win. Another survey company added to my boo list. Date: 1-19-2009