Web 2.0 Questionnaire

* Do you understand the term blog?

Yes

No

* Why did you start blogging?

It started off as an experiment with the new technology and I didn’t realize when I was totally engrossed in it

I was a blog reader for sometime before publishing my own blog

Its my daily diary

I felt a need to voice my opinion

Because all my friends did so

* Since how long have you been blogging?

0-3 years

3-5 years

A few months

* What does blogging mean to you?

An experiment with new technology

A means to express my views

A way of earning some extra income

* How many hours daily do u spend writing, reading and editing blogs?

0-2

2-4

More than 4

* What impact do you think the User Generated Content has on the society and its citizens?

Positive

Negative

Neutral

* Do you believe the fact that the blogs today are part of a new revolution called the New Media and the role bloggers play as opinion leaders?

Agree

Disagree

I don’t know

* Have you ever uploaded a video on Youtube or any other video sharing website?

Yes

No

If yes, then how often do you do it?

Daily

Weekly

Rarely

What is the nature of videos you upload?

Video diary

Home produced content (comedy/drama)

My own music videos

Copyright ripped content

* What kind of a blog do you have?

* Do you incorporate videos in your blogs?

Yes

No

Sometimes

* Do you believe that blogging has given an unprecedented tool of expression to the layman?

Yes

No

If yes, do you feel that this new found freedom is being abused by bloggers?

To some extent

To great extent

Not at all

If you agree to the above, what do u think its implication is going to be in the long run?

As the blogging revolution trickles down, these non credible players would gradually phase out

It will harm the reputation of the average blogger

Majority of the content on the internet is unmediated and unregulated, it is the job of the user to find his own way

* Are you in favour of a regulatory authority and code of ethics for bloggers and blogs as in the case of media and journalists?

Yes

No

Maybe

* Do you believe that the regulation will be against the right of freedom of speech and expression?

Yes

No

To some extent

* Are you aware of the blurring of lines between blogs and newspapers and bloggers and journalists?

Yes

No

* Do you agree that the bloggers today are assuming the role of journalists or do you think that both the mediums can co-exist and have their own identity?

Bloggers are journalists of the future

Blogging will carve out its own identity in the mainstream and will be bigger than journalism in the years to come

Both the mediums will co-exist while complementing each other

* Have you ever felt harassed by what others have written about you in the comments in your blog or on their blogs?

Yes

No

A few times

* Do you delete comments you disagree with?

Yes

No

* Which blogging incidence, in particular, do you think has paved way for the revolution in the blogospshere.

The Iraq War

9/11

The Democratic crackdown in Myanmar

Any Other (Please Specify)

Any Further Comments (Optional)

* Name

* Country

* Age

* Occupation:

* Blog Address

Email Address

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