Business Professionals: Paid Diary Study on Enterprise News Tools

Terac; United States; Remote; USD 180 - 220; Full time

Job summary

Terac is conducting a remote diary study to understand how enterprise news tools are used by knowledge workers in daily workflows. You will log about 15 minutes per day for five days, detailing what platforms you read, which newsletters or news aggregators you use, and how the information informs your work.

Participation includes a subset of participants in a 75-minute follow-up interview to discuss logged experiences in greater depth. Compensation is $200 as a one-time payment.

Job description

What We Are Researching

We're running a paid study on the daily usage of enterprise news platforms and how they integrate into professional routines. Understanding these habits helps us evaluate the effectiveness of current information delivery systems in fast-paced corporate environments. Your daily input will highlight the friction points and value drivers of workplace news consumption.

How It Works

You will participate in a remote 5-day diary study, spending about 15 minutes per day logging your interactions with news tools. Each day, you will answer brief questions detailing what news you read, which platforms you used, and how that information influenced your work. You will describe specific features that helped or hindered your daily tasks. A subset of participants will also be invited to a 75-minute follow-up interview to discuss their logged experiences in greater depth.

Who This Is For

We are looking for knowledge workers and business professionals who rely on enterprise news tools to stay informed for their jobs. We welcome corporate strategists, financial analysts, PR professionals, and general business leaders who actively consume industry news. Candidates must be comfortable documenting their daily routines and discussing their workflow processes.

What You Will Do

• Log your enterprise news consumption for 15 minutes a day over a 5-day period.
• Document the specific platforms, newsletters, or news aggregators you use for work.
• Detail how daily news impacts your business decisions and workflow.
• Participate in a 75-minute follow-up interview if selected for deeper workflow discussion.

Who Should Apply

• Active user of enterprise news tools or corporate news aggregators.
• Employed in a professional role requiring regular industry or market research.
• Available to complete short daily logs from July 20 to July 24.
• Comfortable discussing daily routines and software preferences.

Compensation

$200 one-time

About Terac

Terac is building the world's largest pool of vetted human experts for AI. Researchers, AI labs, and product teams use Terac to recruit, screen, and pay study participants across industries, languages, and skill sets. Learn more at or on YouTube at @jointerac.