Social Networking

Please Complete the following form:
Select your age category	18 - 25 years 25 - 45 years 55 + years
What social networking tools/applications do you use? (Check all applicable)	E-mail Facebook Skype Blogs Wikis Podcasts Social bookmarking Photosharing SecondLife e-books Instant messaging/texting Video messaging Mashups YouTube other list other
How and when do you use the various applications?

When do you decide to meet and talk face- to-face?
Send an e-mail?
Make a phone call?
Text/instant message?

Do you use these applications as part of your...	work life personal life combination of both
Are there groups of individuals you communicate with using social networking applications and others using more traditional communication media (like telephone calls)?

Are you members of any online communities?	Yes No
Why or why not?

What do you like or dislike about this method of communication?

What do you see as the benefits or issues with these communities?

How does time (asynchronous/synchronous) influence the style of communication?

Do you play or download games from the internet?	Yes No

What types of games?

How has your use changed in the past 3 months? 6 months? 1 year? 2 years or more?

Do they feel these activities have improved, altered, or changed their life in any way? How?

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