PineCone Research conducts online interviews with consumers to obtain opinions about new products and occasionally sends out products to try.  I’ve belonged to them for many years – I redeem survey points for Amazon gift cards!  To become a Pinecone Research panel member, you complete a short preliminary form (couple of questions) to see if there are openings for your group.  so you don’t get surveys where you get half-way through, then find out you don’t quality…