This Poll is created manually by entering the question and alternatives in Viz Social. By default, there are three alternatives, alternatives can be added or removed at will. Poll type also has a field for a series of matched strings (the keywords that are used to match a vote with a Poll alternative). This poll is often used with incoming social feeds as a source, with the counting based on #hashtags or other terms listed in Matched phrase.

Under the advanced tab the following can also be specified:

• Maximum number of votes per user: Viz Social can limit the number of votes per user. The limit is enforced separately per social channel, based on the user alias. If a vote matches multiple alternatives, then only the first alternative is counted (in UI order).

• Logic how to proceed when a user exceeds his/her maximum number of votes: Either count the oldest votes or the newest.