Methods and systems for providing real-time incentive for text submissions

1 . Software for facilitating a positive feedback incentive for a user to enter text, wherein the interface comprises:

a) at least one text input area; and

b) at least one reward value display, wherein a displayed reward value is related to an amount of text entered into said at least one text input area.

2 . The software of claim 1 , wherein said displayed reward value is directly correlated with a number of characters in said text input area.

3 . The software of claim 1 , wherein said displayed reward value is dynamically updated at each keystroke in said text input area.

4 . The software of claim 1 , wherein said displayed reward value is directly correlated with a number of words in said text input area.

5 . The software of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of text input areas are provided, and said displayed reward value is directly correlated with an aggregate number of characters in said plurality of text input areas.

6 . The software of claim 1 , wherein said displayed reward value is capped in total.

7 . The software of claim 1 , wherein said displayed reward value is capped on a per-response basis.

8 . A system for providing an incentive for text entry, comprising:

a server computer in communication with an electronic computer network;

a database in communication with said server computer;

an administrator computer in communication with said server computer; and

an accounts payable computer in communication with said server computer;

wherein said server computer is operable to transmit a form over said electronic computer network to a user computer; and

wherein said form comprises at least one text input area; and at least one reward value display wherein a displayed reward value is related to an amount of text entered into said at least one text input area.

9 . A method for providing a real-time incentive for text entry, comprising the steps of:

electronically calculating a first number of characters in a text box located on a computer screen;

receiving an electronic signal indicating that a keyboard key has been pressed while a cursor is located in said text box;

electronically calculating a second number of characters in said text box;

electronically calculating a difference between said first number and said second number;

electronically calculating a compensation amount based on at least one of said first and second numbers; and

displaying said compensation amount on said computer screen.

10 . A method as in claim 9 , further comprising a step of checking whether said difference is greater than a pre-determined positive number and, if said difference is greater than said pre-determined positive number, displaying a message on said computer screen warning a user not to paste text into said text box.

11 . A method as in claim 9 , further comprising a step of checking whether said difference is greater than a pre-determined positive number and, if said difference is greater than said pre-determined positive number, causing said text box to revert to its previous state (when it contained only said first number of characters).

12 . A method as in claim 9 , further comprising causing said text box to revert to its previous state (when it contained only said first number of characters).

13 . A method as in claim 10 , further comprising causing said text box to revert to its previous state (when it contained only said first number of characters).

14 . A method as in claim 9 , wherein said compensation amount is calculated by multiplying a text rate times said difference, then adding the product of the text rate and the difference to a previously calculated compensation amount.

15 . A method as in claim 9 , wherein said compensation amount is calculated by multiplying a text rate times said second number.

16 . A method as in claim 9 , further comprising saving contents of said text box to a database.

17 . A method as in claim 14 , wherein said text rate is per character.

18 . A method as in claim 14 , wherein said text rate is per word.

19 . A method for providing a real-time incentive for text entry, comprising the steps of:

receiving an electronic signal indicating that a keyboard key has been pressed while a cursor is located in a text box;

electronically calculating a number of characters in said text box;

electronically calculating a compensation amount based on said number of characters; and

displaying said compensation amount on said computer screen.

20 . A method as in claim 19 , wherein said compensation amount is calculated by multiplying a text rate times said number of characters.

21 . A method as in claim 19 , further comprising a step of checking whether said number of characters is greater than a pre-determined positive number and, if said number of characters is greater than said pre-determined positive number, displaying a message on said computer screen warning a user not to paste text into said text box.

22 . A method as in claim 19 , further comprising a step of checking whether said number of characters is greater than a pre-determined positive number and, if said number of characters is greater than said pre-determined positive number, causing said text box to revert to the state immediately before said keyboard key was pressed.

23 . A method as in claim 19 , further comprising causing said text box to revert to the state immediately before said keyboard key was pressed.

24 . A method as in claim 20 , further comprising causing said text box to revert to the state immediately before said keyboard key was pressed.

25 . A method as in claim 19 , further comprising saving contents of said text box to a database.

26 . A method as in claim 20 , wherein said text rate is per character.

27 . A method as in claim 20 , wherein said text rate is per word.