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| 2003 || || Organization founding || Offline || [[wikipedia:Rasmussen Reports|Rasmussen Reports]] is founded by [[wikipedia:Scott Rasmussen|Scott Rasmussen]].<ref name=huffpo>{{cite news |last=Blumenthal|first=Mark|title=Pollster Scott Rasmussen Leaves Firm He Founded A Decade Ago|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/22/scott-rasmussen_n_3798379.html|accessdate=24 August 2013|newspaper=Huffington Post|date=2013-08-22|author2=Edwards-Levy, Ariel}}</ref><ref name=media>{{cite web |last=Siegelheim|first=Matt|title=Scott Rasmussen to Launch New Media Venture| url=http://www.rasmussenmediagroup.com/|publisher=Rasmussen Media Group|accessdate=11 August 2013}}</ref><ref name=wall>{{cite news|last=Prang|first=Allison|title=Founder Departs Polling Firm Rasmussen Reports |url=http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2013/08/22/founder-departs-polling-firm-rasmussen-reports/|accessdate=23 August 2013|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=2013-08-22}}</ref><ref name=bloomberg>{{cite web|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=52850713|title=Company Overview of Rasmussen Reports, LLC |work=[[wikipedia:Bloomberg Businessweek|Bloomberg Businessweek]]|accessdate=2012-06-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Scott Rasmsusen |url=http://www.linkedin.com/pub/scott-rasmussen/6/943/716 |publisher=LinkedIn|accessdate=11 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Rasmussen Reports Announces a Change in Management |url=http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/about_us/public_relations/press_room/press_releases/rasmussen_reports_announces_a_change_in_management |accessdate=24 August 2013|publisher=Rasmussen Reports|date=2013-08-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Byers |first=Dylan|title=Rasmussen founder leaves company |url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/08/rasmussen-founder-out-after-disagreements-171041.html |accessdate=24 August 2013|newspaper=Politico|date=2013-08-22}}</ref> || [[wikipedia:United States|United States]] | | 2003 || || Organization founding || Offline || [[wikipedia:Rasmussen Reports|Rasmussen Reports]] is founded by [[wikipedia:Scott Rasmussen|Scott Rasmussen]].<ref name=huffpo>{{cite news |last=Blumenthal|first=Mark|title=Pollster Scott Rasmussen Leaves Firm He Founded A Decade Ago|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/22/scott-rasmussen_n_3798379.html|accessdate=24 August 2013|newspaper=Huffington Post|date=2013-08-22|author2=Edwards-Levy, Ariel}}</ref><ref name=media>{{cite web |last=Siegelheim|first=Matt|title=Scott Rasmussen to Launch New Media Venture| url=http://www.rasmussenmediagroup.com/|publisher=Rasmussen Media Group|accessdate=11 August 2013}}</ref><ref name=wall>{{cite news|last=Prang|first=Allison|title=Founder Departs Polling Firm Rasmussen Reports |url=http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2013/08/22/founder-departs-polling-firm-rasmussen-reports/|accessdate=23 August 2013|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=2013-08-22}}</ref><ref name=bloomberg>{{cite web|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=52850713|title=Company Overview of Rasmussen Reports, LLC |work=[[wikipedia:Bloomberg Businessweek|Bloomberg Businessweek]]|accessdate=2012-06-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Scott Rasmsusen |url=http://www.linkedin.com/pub/scott-rasmussen/6/943/716 |publisher=LinkedIn|accessdate=11 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Rasmussen Reports Announces a Change in Management |url=http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/about_us/public_relations/press_room/press_releases/rasmussen_reports_announces_a_change_in_management |accessdate=24 August 2013|publisher=Rasmussen Reports|date=2013-08-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Byers |first=Dylan|title=Rasmussen founder leaves company |url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/08/rasmussen-founder-out-after-disagreements-171041.html |accessdate=24 August 2013|newspaper=Politico|date=2013-08-22}}</ref> || [[wikipedia:United States|United States]] |
Revision as of 21:01, 18 March 2017
This timeline covers opinion polling and survey research.
Full timeline
Year | Month and date (if available) | Event type | Polling method | Details | Geographical location |
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1935 | Organization founding | Offline | George Gallup founds the American Institute of Public Opinion, one of the main predecessors to Gallup, Inc.[1] | United States | |
1941 | Organization founding | Offline | NORC at the University of Chicago is founded as the National Opinion Research Center. | United States (Chicago) | |
1947 | May | Organization founding | Offline | The Gallup International Association is formed. It is an association of polling organizations around the world | Switzerland (Zurich) |
1958 | Organization founding | Offline | George Gallup consolidates all his polling operations under Gallup, Inc. | United States | |
1975 | Organization founding | Offline | Ipsos is founded by Didier Truchot in Paris, France.[2] | France (Paris) | |
1990 | Organization founding | Offline | The Times Mirror Company founds the Times Mirror Center for the People & the Press to conduct polls on politics and policy. This would later become the Pew Research Center.[3] | United States | |
1996 | Organization changes | Offline | The Times Mirror Center for the People & Press becomes the Pew Research Center for the People & Press, as a result of the Pew Charitable Trusts becoming its primary sponsor. | United States | |
1997 | Organization founding | Offline | Harris Interactive, an opinion polling company, is created as a result of a merger between the Gordon Black Corporation and Louis Harris & Associates. | United States | |
1999 | Organization founding | Online | Online survey tool company SurveyMonkey is founded by Ryan Finley.[4] | United States | |
2000 | Organization founding | Online | YouGov is founded | United Kingdom (London) | |
2003 | Organization founding | Offline | Rasmussen Reports is founded by Scott Rasmussen.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11] | United States | |
2004 | Organization changes | Offline | The Pew Research Center moves to Washington, D.C. | United States (Washington, D.C.) | |
2008 | March 7 | Organization founding | N/A | The website FiveThirtyEight is launched by Nate Silver. The website performs analyses of opinion polling results and also generally discusses predictions in politics, sports, and other domains.[12] | United States (primary focus) |
2012 | March 29 | Product launch | Online | Google Surveys launches as Google Consumer Surveys.[13][14] | limited set of countries including United States (list of countries at launch unclear) |
References
- ↑ "George H. Gallup, Founder: 1901-1984". Gallup. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
- ↑ "Our history". Ipsos. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
- ↑ "Our History". Pew Research Center. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
- ↑ Arrington, Michael (September 8, 2009). "Survey Monkey Growing Like A Weed, Fills Out Exec Team". TechCrunch. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
- ↑ Blumenthal, Mark; Edwards-Levy, Ariel (2013-08-22). "Pollster Scott Rasmussen Leaves Firm He Founded A Decade Ago". Huffington Post. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ↑ Siegelheim, Matt. "Scott Rasmussen to Launch New Media Venture". Rasmussen Media Group. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ↑ Prang, Allison (2013-08-22). "Founder Departs Polling Firm Rasmussen Reports". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ↑ "Company Overview of Rasmussen Reports, LLC". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 2012-06-12.
- ↑ "Scott Rasmsusen". LinkedIn. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ↑ "Rasmussen Reports Announces a Change in Management". Rasmussen Reports. 2013-08-22. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ↑ Byers, Dylan (2013-08-22). "Rasmussen founder leaves company". Politico. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ↑ "FiveThirtyEight.com WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info – DomainTools". WHOIS. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
- ↑ Shields, Mike (March 29, 2012). "Google Unveils New Revenue Option for Web Publishers. Microsurvey product to provide an alternative to paywalls". AdWeek. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
- ↑ Schwarz, Barry (March 29, 2012). "Google Launches Consumer Surveys". Retrieved March 18, 2017.