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You are invited to participate in this survey on Facebook usage among University students in Singapore. This is a study conducted as part of research for an academic paper done in the Communications and New Media Programme, NUS. It will take approximately 15 minutes to complete the questionnaire.
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I am a member of social network site, Facebook. I go to Facebook to relax when I am stressed. I use Facebook to keep in touch with my friends overseas. My Facebook’s description is the same as my offline identity. I keep track of my friends’ activities via Facebook. I like the interactivity which Facebook offers. I use Facebook as most of my friends are using them. I maintain close relationships with most of my friends in Facebook. I belong to groups created in Facebook (Singapore, NUS groups, etc.). I am logged on to Facebook during lessons. I use Facebook to keep in touch with my friends whom I have lost touch with. I use my real name as my profile name in Facebook. My friends keep track of my activities via Facebook. I actively seek out friends to add online in Facebook. I joined Facebook after receiving invites from my friends. I am not very close with most of my friends in my Facebook Friends list. I classify my friends into different groups in Facebook (Primary school, Secondary School, CCA, etc.). I surf Facebook profiles during my free time. I know all the people in my Facebook Friends list personally. I use my pictures as my Facebook profile pictures. My user profile is private in Facebook. I post pictures in Facebook to share with my friends. Most of my friends in Facebook share similar interests with me. I feel Facebook helps me to de-stress. I use Facebook to make new friends. I do not use my pictures as my Facebook profile pictures. I share similar interests with most of my friends in my friends list. I like to know who have viewed my Facebook profile. I use the private messaging system in Facebook. I have a diverse group of friends in my Friends list(s). I share useful information with my friends in Facebook. I use Facebook to keep up to date on my friends’ activities. I have multiple Facebook accounts. I feel it is important to maintain privacy in Facebook. I customize the look of my Facebook profile as much as possible. I would not join Facebook unless my friends are already on it. I share non-serious information with my friends in Facebook. I don’t meet up with most of my friends on my Facebook Friends list. I have multiple accounts under different names. I provide links to my blog(s) in my Facebook profile and vice versa. I present myself differently to my different groups of friends on Facebook. I use Facebook to gather information for work or projects from my friends in my Friends list. I depend on Facebook to get updated information on my friends. I believe that the user information of other users in Facebook is reliable. I have received emotional support from my friends in Facebook. Please rank your most often used feature in Facebook. Only rank those which you use. The Wall (posting of public comments) Private Messaging Tagging of photographs Uploading of photographs Commenting on photographs of self and others Commenting on updates of self and others Friend finders (to add new friends) Updating of own status (what you are doing now, relationship status, personal information) Adding of applications Keeping track of events you have been invited to Organize events Asking friends to join your groups Challenge friends at games Sharing of websites/weblinks Sharing of videos Others (please specify): ______________ How often do you use the internet? On average, how much time do you spend online per week?
What activities do you conduct on the internet? (You may select more than one.)
What social network website(s) are you registered with? (You may select more than one.)
How often do you log on to your Facebook account?
On average, how many friends do you have in your friends list per social network website?
What are the first three words which come to mind when you think of social networking websites? (Please select three words) |
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