Questionnaire

Why do people start facebooking in the first place. What attracts to these pieces of online networking software? Is it friends, the coverage in the news, hearing people talk about it ... ?

So question I should ask in my questionnaire should be:

• Age
• F/M
• Profession

- How is it that you got interested in using Facebook?

• Friends
• Family
• Collegues
• Read about it
• Other: ...

- How many times do you log in to Facebook?

• A couple of times a day
• Once a day
• Once every few days
• Once a week
• Less

- What is the average time you spend on Facebook with each visit?

• Shorter than 15 minutes
• Between 15 and 30 minutes
• Between 30 and 60 minutes
• More than 60 minutes

- Where do you access the Facebook site most often?

• At home
• At work
• At the library
• Other: ...

- Since when are you a member of Facebook?

- What do you expect from an online networking service like Facebook?

- Answer every question with a number from 1 to 5:

• 1: Strongly agree
• 2: Agree
• 3: Neutral
• 4: Disagree
• 5: Strongly disagree

1. I use Facebook to stay in contact with people who are family.
2. I use Facebook to stay in contact with people I consider to be close friends.
3. I use Facebook to stay in contact with people I consider to be friends.
4. I use Facebook to stay in contact with people I consider to be friends but rarely see.
5. I use Facebook to stay in contact with people I know but (almost) never see.
6. I use Facebook to meet new people.
7. When I'm on Facebook I check the profiles of people who are family.
8. When I'm on Facebook I check the profiles of people I consider to be close friends.
9. When I'm on Facebook I check the profiles of people I consider to be friends.
10. When I'm on Facebook I check the profiles of people I consider to be friends but rarely see.
11. When I use Facebook I check the profiles of people I know but (almost) never see.
12. I use Facebook to share pictures with my friends.
13. I use Facebook to share videos with my friends.
14. I add everyone to my friends list, whether I know them or not.
15. I stay in contact with everyone on my friends list.
16. I use Facebook to arrange meetings in person.
17. I often look at my own profile.

- Answer every question with a number from 1 to 5:

• 1: Very often
• 2: Often
• 3: Regular
• 4: Not often
• 5: Never

1. I send private messages to people I often see.
2. I send private messages to people I rarely see.
3. I send private messages to people I never see.
4. I tag all the pictures I upload.
5. I poke people on Facebook.
6. I write notes on Facebook.
7. I send gifts on Facebook.
8. I create events on Facebook.
9. I join events on Facebook.
10. I join groups on Facebook.
11. I actively participate in the groups I've joined.
12. I use third party applications.

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- When do you check out other peoples profile? (rank in order of importance)

1. After a private message sent by someone.
2. After you've been poked.
3. After you see a message from their profile in your news feed.
4. After you see them in your friends list.
5. Other: ...

- What are the aspects of Facebook you like the most?

- Have you ever considered leaving Facebook? If so, why?