Devanshi joshi MCS- 2 Guide: Dr. Manisha Shelat mailto:joshi.devanshi2@gmail.com A STUDY ABOUT EXPERIENCE OF BLOGGING Questionnaire Section A (personal details) Name (optional): Age: Gender (please tick): Male [ ] / Female [ ] Educational Qualification, Please tick: a) Graduate [ ] b) Master Degree [ ] c) Professionals / Others [ ] If others, please mention If Employed (please tick and specify) a) Public Sector [ ] __________________ b) Private Sector / Business / entrepreneur [ ] ____________________________ c) Working at MNCs [ ] ____________________________________________ d) Any other, please specify City:Section B (Questions) Q1: How did you first time come to know about blogs? - Internet [ ] - Friends [ ] - Books [ ] - Magazines[ ] - Newspaper [ ] - other(please specify) ___________________________________________________________________ Q2: How long since you write blogs? - less than 1 year [ ] - since last 1 year [ ] - since last 2 years [ ] - since last 3 years [ ] - since last 4 years or more than that [ ] Q3: Why do you write blogs? - to discuss issues [ ] - to express thoughts [ ] - to interact with people [ ] - to share views [ ] - to register protest [ ] 1 Devanshi joshi MCS- 2 Guide: Dr. Manisha Shelat - to create public awareness for a particular issue(please name the issue) [ ] - other(please specify) ___________________________________________________________________ Q4: How frequently do you write blogs? - Daily [ ] - Weekly [ ] - Monthly [ - there is no fixed interval [ ] (Whenever I feel like) Q5: Do you read other’s blogs? - If yes, how often do you read others blogs? Why? _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________ - No[ ] Q6: which are your favorite blogs? What makes them your favorites?______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________ Q7: Do you mark comments on other’s blogs? - If yes, why____________________________________________________________________________ _ - If no, why________________________________________________________________________ Q8: How other’s blogs influence you? - awareness of issues [ ] - awareness of facts [ ] - motivated to take action [ ] - understanding others perspective [ ] Q9: What are the languages used by you to write blogs? - English [ ] - Hindi [ ] - Other(please specify)_________________________________________________________________ Q10: What are the topics on which you write blogs? - Politics [ ] - local issues [ ] - sports [ ] - food [ ] - travel [ ] - fashion [ ] - personal [ ] - other(please specify) _______________________________________________________________ 2 Devanshi joshi MCS- 2 Guide: Dr. Manisha Shelat Q11: What kind of blogging you do? - V log [ ] - MP3 [ ] - Pod casting [ ] - Text [ ] Q12: How many blogs have you posted till the date? __________________________ Q13: What name do you use for blogging? - real name [ ] - if pseudonym,why__________________________________________________________________ Q14: What sites do you use for blogging?(please mention your blog page) _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________ Q15: Do you think blogging can be a source of earning? - if yes,how________________________________________________________________________ - no [ ] Q16: Do you get any money for advertisement on your blog page? - Yes [ ] - No [ ] (If yes please mark the range) Q17: which sources do you find more reliable for any news? - Newspaper [ ] - Magazine [ ] - TV [ ] - Blogs [ ] Q18: Do you think blogging is not that much popular in India as compared to foreign countries? - if yes,why________________________________________________________________________ - if no, why_____________________________________________________________________ Q19: Do you think the government or Voluntary bodies should censor or scrutinize Content of blogs for authenticity? Why? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Q 20: How would you describe your blogging experience? - Exciting [ ] - Relaxing [ ] - good time pass [ ] 3 Devanshi joshi MCS- 2 Guide: Dr. Manisha Shelat - please feel free to add more___________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ 4