Setting up a poll on Facebook was incredibly simple, whereas coming up with the right question and answers was a little trickier.

Here are three ways to get the best out of facebook polls:

Pose an interesting question.
Facebook users don’t have to fill in your survey, so attracting their attention with an interesting question is a key factor in generating as many responses as possible.

Be concise.
Your question can be a maximum of 100 characters long, and your answers can only be half that length. So it’s crucial that you keep the word count down. Also, a lengthy question and answers could be offputting to some users.

Keep it simple.
Terms like Web 2.0 and mobile applications may make perfect sense to you but they could appear like gobbledygook to some users who might not know their RSS from their elbow.

Do you have any more tips for improving Facebook polls? Or have you conducted any interesting surveys recently? Please let me know!

This got me thinking. What are the world’s top PR blogs? So jumping on the band wagon slightly I’ve produced a list of the top PR blogs according to the AdAge Power 150. It’s by no means perfect since it only features blogs on AdAge with PR, Public Relations or Relations in the title, but I think it’s a decent indicator nonetheless.

If your PR blog is missing please comment and let me know. If you haven’t added your blog to the AdAge Power 150 yet you can do so by clicking here.

PR Rank….AA Rank………… Blog Name……………………Country …………AA Score

1. ………….38…………………PR 2.0……………………………..US…………………….91
2. ………….43…………………PR Squared……………………..US…………………….89
3. ………….57…………………A shel of my former self.…….US……………………..83
4. ………….89…………………POP! PR Jots…………………….US…………………….72
5. …………111………………..Strategic PR……………………..US…………………….68
6. …………113……………….PR Blogger………………………..UK…………………….68
7. …………126……………….Pro PR……………………………..CANADA…………….66
8. …………201……………….Young PR…………………………AUSTRALIA…………….58
9. ………..204………………..PRNewser…………………………US……………………..58
10. ………..211…………………PR Communications…………US……………………..57
11. ………..222………………..A PR Guy’s Musings…………….UK…………………….55
12. ………..236………………..PR meets the WWW…………..US…………………….55
13. ………..253………………..Common Sense PR…………….CANADA………….53
14. ………..260………………..Corporate PR……………………US…………………….52
15. ………..263………………..PR Works…………………………..CANADA…………..52
16. ………..268………………..Naked PR………………………….US…………………….52
17. ………..296………………..KDPaine’s PR……………………..US……………………..49
18. ………..313………………..Hispanic Marketing & PR……..US…………………….48
19. ………..324……………….Wadds’ tech pr blog……………UK……………………47
20. ………..331……………….Drew B’s take on tech PR……..UK…………………..46
21. ………..345……………….Corporate Engagement………AUSTRALIA……….45
22. .,………346……………….Brendan Cooper…………………UK…………………..45
23. ………..350……………….Tech PR Gems……………………..US………………….45
24. ………..352……………….PRoactive………………………….US………………….45
25. ………..355………………Simonsays…………………………..UK………………….44
26. ………..357……………….Beyond PR………………………….UK………………….44
27. ………..366……………….Observations of PR…………….US……………………43
28. ………..375……………….Online PR Thoughts…………………US……………….43
29. ………..376……………….Valley PR Blog……………………..US………………….43
30. ………..405……………….Media Relations Blog…………….US………………….41
31. ………..424……………….PR Disasters………………………….AUSTRALIA………39
32. ………..428……………….PR Meets Marketing………………US…………………..39
33. ………..450……………….Into PR……………………………….US…………………….37
34. ………..468……………….Wired PR Works…………………..US……………………36
35. ………..478……………….Student PR Blog……………………CANADA…………..35
36. ………..486……………….PRos in Training……………………….US………………….35
37. ………..490……………….IndiaPRBlog!…………………………INDIA………………35
38. ………..492……………….Profitable Business Edge 2……..US……………………35
39. ………..498……………….The New PR……………………………CANADA…………34
40. ………..500……………….Shiny Red…………………………………UK………………….34
41. ………..507……………….A view on PR…………………………US………………….34
42. ………..515……………….Alan Weinkrantz PR………………..US………………….33
43. ………..529……………….PR Talk………………………………….US………………….33
44. ………..530……………….Engage in PR……………………….US……………………33
45. ………..539……………….New Millennium PR………………….US………………..32
46. ………..544……………….Pudding Relations………………….UK………………….32
47. ………..545……………….Morgan McLintic on PR……………US………………….32
48. ………..556……………….Mutually Inclusive PR………………CANADA………….31
49. ………..575……………….All Things PR………………………….UK…………………..30
50. ………..594……………….Youngblood PR & Marketing……CANADA………..29
51. ………..602……………….PR Voice………………………………..UK………………….28
52. ………..624……………….PR. Differently…………………………US………………….27
53. ………..630……………….Launch PR……………………………….US………………..26
54. ………..631……………….Tech for PR……………………………..US………………….26
55. ………..661……………….10 Yetis PR Blog……………………..UK…………………..23
56. ………..666……………….Blinn PR Report………………………US…………………..23
57. ………..684……………….Mosnar Communications…………US………………….22
58. ………..693……………….First Person PR……………………….US……………………21
59. ………..697……………….PRwordSmith…………………………..UK…………………21
60. ………..699……………….EducationPR……………………………US………………….21
61. ………..713……………….From PR to Eternity………………….UK………………….19
62. ………..715……………….HighVizPR………………………………..US…………………19
63. ………..718……………….PowerUp………………………………….US………………..19

The top blogs by country:

Australia: Young PR
Canada: Pro PR
India: IndiaPRBlog!
UK: PR Blogger
US: PR 2.0

The top UK blogs:
1. PR Blogger
2. A PR Guy’s Musings
3. Wadds’ tech pr blog
4. Drew B’s take on tech PR
5. Brendan Cooper, Your friendly PR Social Media Planner
6. Simonsays
7. Beyond PR
8. Shiny Red
9. Pudding Relations
10. All Things PR
11. PR Voice
12. 10 Yetis PR Blog
13. PRwordSmith
14. From PR to Eternity

My first week at Rainier PR has been great. I’ve attended lots of meetings and training sessions, and even had a chance to do a bit of proper PR – phoning journalists. Prior to this week I’d never sold a story in to a journalist and truthfully I’d been dreading it a little. However I found it was actually okay and by the time I’d reached the end of my list I was quite enjoying it.

On the first day I was introduced to the staff and given a laptop and smart phone. One of my clients sells mobile advertising so I’ve been trying out the mobile internet since then. I think it’s important I practice what I preach. Also I haven’t had broadband installed yet and a life without facebook isn’t worth living. Some of my other clients include Ntl:Telewest, Dante and Seniqua. As well as this I’ll also be working with one of Rainier’s sister companies, Lighthouse PR, developing their new blog.

I received my exam results and degree classification on the second day. I got a 2:1! I’m very pleased with that and thrilled that I got a 1^st on my dissertation, which asked is blogging the future of PR, as well as a 1^st for the Opus project. I think I averaged about 67% but every time I try to work it out I get a different figure so it’s lucky I didn’t study mathematics.

Thursday was the 5^th birthday of this blog. I started it at 16 as a sort of online diary documenting nights out and silly stuff from school for my friends to read, without the ability to comment. The blog was part of my website, which hosted photos, videos and displayed some information about myself. If only I had known a bit more about web design and thought to make my website into an interactive network I could have had the next Facebook or YouTube on my hands. Alas I was more interested in writing Biggish Sibling, my series of blog posts about a fruit bowl where the fruit got evicted and a mango died from using hoof paste instead of tooth paste. What was I thinking? It seems mad to think I’ve passed my GSCE’s, A-Levels, and driving test, and even gotten a degree since then. Here’s to the next five years!

Friday kicked off with a celebratory champagne breakfast and movie premiere to celebrate some of the team completing the three peaks challenge last weekend. Rather them than me. See the video here.

This weekend I had a look around a few of the sights; Piccadilly Circus, Leicester Square, China Town and the Topman store on Oxford Street. I remember a few of the places from a school trip to London when I was in primary school. Having never really holidayed in London since then it’s very strange living there now as it half feels like I’m on holiday or doing work experience and going home soon.

Gradually I immersed myself into the ‘Twittersphere’ and started following other PR people and entering into conversations. I thought it was interesting but I certainly had no idea that it would further my career.

After just ten days of twittering I was contacted by Stephen Waddington of Rainier PR and invited to attend an interview the following week. A few days later I had a second interview over the phone and now today I have been offered a job with the company. I start next month and cannot wait. It’s been my dream for quite some time to work in technology public relations, so to work for one of the top 10 tech PR companies in the UK is unbelievable! Plus I got a mention on their blog to boot.

Directly through twittering I have also acquired twenty-one followers or contacts. This means that I have gained a new contact for every day I have spent microblogging. Indirectly I look set to gain many, many more contacts in the form of my new work colleagues.

Not bad for a website I didn’t see the point of.