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  1. First of all, a good reason to compare SL with twitter.

    “Second Life Is What Twitter Isn't: Unique, Sticky, Profitable”

    From: New World Notes, Wagner James Au reports first-hand form the Metaverse

    Available from: http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2009/06/twitter-versus-sl.html

     

    What about this? “Web-enabled application Facebook Twitter virtual worlds...etc”

    Academic research papers

    Available from: http://www.academicresearchpapers.com/abstracts/18000/UNME-JEANS-BRANDING-IN-WEB-20-HARVARD-BUSINESS-CASE-STUDY-509035.html

     

     

    “It is amazing how fast the Virtual World can grow!"

    Twitter's Amazing Virtual World Stats”

    From VirtualWorld.ca

    Available from: http://virtualthings.blogspot.com/2011/03/twitters-amazing-virtual-world-stats.html

     

    There is also an “official statement” about virtual worlds and twitter. Unfortunately I can’t find the source now. In case that you have "official statements" that proving that twitter is not a virtual world, please let me know :)

     

     

    Edit(21/03/2011)

    The questionnaires will be up until the end of the month & the results so far are quite good!

    Keep it up!

    Thanks a lot,

    Takemeout :D

     

    Edit (19/04/2011)

    Since the deadline for the submition of the Final Report has been moved to Monday 9th May 2011 the questionnaires will be up for 11 more days.Thanks again for your help.

    PS: hopefully, with my supervisor's agreement I will be able to upload the results by the end of May.:D

     

    Cheers,

    Take

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    Since this is a real life survey, I am looking for the gender of the respondents in real life. About the second thing that you mentioned. The testers of the beta version of this survey were approximately 30 people. None of them mentioned that I should add more answers on the question concerning their age.(8 of them were 30+).As a result I didn't have any feedback about it. About the other issue "how long you have been in SL?". With this quesiton I wanted to know the experience of the residents. In my opinion, someone who has been in SL for more than 2 years, is enough experienced unlike with a new user.
    Since the title of survey is cultural, social and technical aspects of SECOND LIFE and not of REAL LIFE obviously I was referring to the gestures and the facial expressions that the avatars perform. The subject of the questionnaire was not about the psychological parameters of the real life of the users. Moreover, in case that I would like to investigate the gestures and facial expressions that performed through a web cam or so; be sure that, this would have been highlighted at the end of the question.
    Once again, the survey is conducted in real life. So the questions about Second Life,Facebook and twitter concern the preferences of the users between these virtual environments in real life. Obviously in real life the avatars don't exist. And yes Facebook & Twitter are officially virtual environments:)
    Thanks for answering it,
    Thanos
    PS: once again when you have essentially questions about the questionnaires please contact me.

     

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    The main aim of  these surveys(the results) was to be used on my thesis.Although, as far as concerns me I have no problem to publish the results into this forum or to another, related to Second Life and virtual environments. I will contact the administrator and ask for permision to do this. If the answer is positive then it will be my pleasure to publish the results , otherwise I will try to find out a way to provide them to you or to other members that probably would like to have the results.
    Thanks a lot for your feedback,
    Thanos

     

  4. Alright, Marianne. I hope that I am not that “clumsy” researcher. Of course I don’t treat SL residents “like guinea pigs”. Both you and I are “human beings”. I respect your “vacation hideaway” that’s why I posted on off topic area (although if it is that big problem) I promise that I will remove it. I am not here to “left trash lying around” or “post your conversations (conversations=results?); on internet”. It is just a research that I am doing for my thesis. During my research, I found out that many people pay 1 L$ or so for taking a survey “is it less trash???”. If so, I should let you know that I am a student who has to work on 2 different jobs to make it ( I am not that rich). “SL Residents are still subject to that kind of inconsiderate behavior.” The idea for the questionnaires was not mine. My personal tutor said me that I have to create surveys and  get interviews to collect primary data. If you want I can sent you with a mail the “trash” or “trolling?”(I am right?-a guy said it) answers from interviews that I got from other “residents” during my trip in Second Life. Due to lack of time it is really hard to know if “the same questions that have been asked over and over”. Moreover, firstly I don’t know how to find them and If I find them what about the results? “Isn't familiar with Second Life” I do love Second Life like YOU guys. If someone else here believe that this survey (the 1st one at least) “isn't familiar with Second Life” please mention the question(s) (copy-paste it/them). “Sick of badly planned surveys” I spent a lot of time to make these two surveys, if you think that these are badly planned surveys then take 5 minutes and tell me the reasons.. Linden Lab and the 10,000$ have no connection with my survey(s) these two surveys made by me.(this one going to 2nd reply)

    Guys, I really did not want to mess up or ruin your life. I am just doing a research and I had to do these surveys in order to “help”(if I can use this world) people to learn more about the aspects of Second Life . I can’t force you to take my survey and I respect your privacy & privileges. I tried hard for these two surveys because I wanted to be something different and special. The concept is not that strictly so probably most of the questions are similar but not exactly the same with previews surveys. I will also like to hear the opinion from other people who did it. If I failed on it, I will immediately delete or ask from an admin to delete my post.

     

    Cheers,

    Thanos

  5. Hi foxes,

    I am conducting a research into virtual worlds for my dissertation project,The first survey is about Second Life and the social, cultural and technical aspects of it and the second one about Second Life ,Facebook and twitter. I would appreciate you taking the time to complete these questionnaires(or on of them-up to you). Filling in each form should require about 5 minutes(the second one maybe less).

    The responses you give in this questionnaire will remain confidential, and you are only asked to provide your age and gender.

    If you have any problems or questions please do not hesitate to contact me at:

    thanos_lamia@hotmail.com

    Thank you very much for your help and time.

    https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/VGGLLFS

    https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/VHPKQZW

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