http://ask.metafilter.com/50437/Help-me-set-up-an-online-diary-study/ Comments on Ask MetaFilter post Help me set up an online diary study Wed, 08 Nov 2006 21:27:44 -0800 Wed, 08 Nov 2006 21:27:44 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/50437/Help-me-set-up-an-online-diary-study Can anyone suggest a simple and free application that will allow me to set up an online diary study? <br /><br /> I am looking to set up an online diary study in which multiple users will be able log-in to their private diary on a weekly basis and document their ongoing experience with a few products. <br> <br> The diary would need to be pre-formatted, with ratings and questions that would lead all participants to answer in a consistent manner. Also, I would need to be notified whenever someone has updated their diary so that i can view their . <br> <br> I've considered setting up multiple weblogs or a wiki, but I haven't found a good way to manage the multiple users or limit the type of information I want entered. I'm close to just setting up a few crude PHP pages, but wanted to see if anyone had any suggestions for an existing solution. post:ask.metafilter.com,2008:site.50437 Wed, 08 Nov 2006 05:24:03 -0800 ciocarlia diary study usability online research http://ask.metafilter.com/50437/Help-me-set-up-an-online-diary-study#765457 Does it need to be online? Why not just give them a template to fill out each week and have them email you? comment:ask.metafilter.com,2008:site.50437-765457 Wed, 08 Nov 2006 21:27:44 -0800 LobsterMitten http://ask.metafilter.com/50437/Help-me-set-up-an-online-diary-study#765463 You could always set up drupal to do it. If you're competent enough in php to create a page to get what you want, it should be trivial to modify for example the blog module to deny view access. comment:ask.metafilter.com,2008:site.50437-765463 Wed, 08 Nov 2006 21:39:43 -0800 Syntoad