I am asking folks to answer the following survey questions to learn more about how they use Diigo. Unfortunately not in a survey format. I would love to get your feedback on the following:
The Survey
Do you work for Diigo or any other social bookmarking site? * Yes * No
Which of the following activities do you regularly do on the Internet (check all that apply)? * Researching products that you may purchase * Planning for a trip * Researching for an academic project * Researching for a project as part of your job * Researching for a hobby, such as cooking, photography, computers, etc. * Other kinds of research * Do not use the Internet for research
What tools do you currently use for the above research (check all that apply)? * Search engine (Google, Bing, etc.) * Directly loading a web site by typing in the address or accessing bookmarks * Software, such as OneNote or Evernote * Social media * Online document library (Google Docs, SkyDrive, SharePoint) * Other (please specify) * Do not use the Internet for research
In what ways are you currently active on the Internet? * Facebook, MySpace, or other social networking site * Blog * YouTube * Twitter * RSS Feeds * Bookmarking sites * Personal website * I'm not active online * Other
Have you ever used the following websites (check all that apply)? * Delicious * Digg * StumbleUpon * Diigo * Reddit * CiteULike * Another social bookmarking web site ____________________
If yes, how frequently do you use these sites (pick one)? * yearly or less * every six months * monthly * weekly * daily * multiple times a day
How interested are you in tools for collaborating with other people on research? rate 1-7 (1 being low/7 being high)
How interested are you in sharing information you've found on the web with friends and colleagues? rate 1-7 (1 being low/7 being high)
How would you prefer to find out about Diigo or another social bookmarking site's key features? o Read a list of features o Watch a video o Both o Other: ______________
How would you prefer to sign up and log in to Diigo or other social bookmarking sites? o Create a new user name and password that are specific to the site o Sign in through Facebook, Twitter, or other social networking service o Use my Google Account or Windows Live ID o Other: ______________ Existing users' needs for the home page
Please rank the frequency of functions you do or would perform on a social bookmarking site (1 most frequent, 6 least frequent). o Bookmark a site o Manage or delete existing bookmarks o Share saved data with others o Highlight or annotate content o Install the site's toolbar, bookmarklet, or app on a new computer or device o Read about new feature
Please rate these functions of a social bookmarking sites by importance (1-Very important, 2-Quite important, 3-Somewhat important, 4-Slightly important, 5-Not important). o Manually add a site to your list of bookmarks o Manage or delete existing bookmarks o Share saved data with others o Highlight or annotate content o Install the toolbar, bookmarklet, or app on a new computer or device o Have your bookmarked and annotated web sites available on every computer and device you use o Share web sites you've bookmarked with colleagues and friends o See websites and commentary from people who are conducting research of interest to you o Take a snapshot of a bookmarked website that you can access later, even if the site changes o Apply tags or keywords to bookmarks o Organize large numbers of bookmarks and search through them later based on keywords o Highlight content of interest to you on web sites you've bookmarked o Add notes and annotations to bookmarked web sites with comments and thoughts you want to remember later o Upload images and documents to access later from another computer or share with other people o Have a discussion forum where you can communicate and collaborate with your colleagues o Instantly add the site you're on to your bookmarks o Learn about new features o Get user assistance and information o Vote on the popularity of bookmarks shared by others o See the most popular bookmarks that have been shared o See other users' bookmarks and tags
Age * 18-29 * 30-39 * 40-49 * 50-59 * 60-69 * 70+ * Decline to state
Gender * Male * Female * Decline to state
Education level * High school degree or less * Some college * College graduate * Master's degree or higher * Decline to state
The Survey
Do you work for Diigo or any other social bookmarking site?
* Yes
* No
Which of the following activities do you regularly do on the Internet (check all that apply)?
* Researching products that you may purchase
* Planning for a trip
* Researching for an academic project
* Researching for a project as part of your job
* Researching for a hobby, such as cooking, photography, computers, etc.
* Other kinds of research
* Do not use the Internet for research
What tools do you currently use for the above research (check all that apply)?
* Search engine (Google, Bing, etc.)
* Directly loading a web site by typing in the address or accessing bookmarks
* Software, such as OneNote or Evernote
* Social media
* Online document library (Google Docs, SkyDrive, SharePoint)
* Other (please specify)
* Do not use the Internet for research
In what ways are you currently active on the Internet?
* Facebook, MySpace, or other social networking site
* Blog
* YouTube
* Twitter
* RSS Feeds
* Bookmarking sites
* Personal website
* I'm not active online
* Other
Have you ever used the following websites (check all that apply)?
* Delicious
* Digg
* StumbleUpon
* Diigo
* Reddit
* CiteULike
* Another social bookmarking web site ____________________
If yes, how frequently do you use these sites (pick one)?
* yearly or less
* every six months
* monthly
* weekly
* daily
* multiple times a day
How interested are you in tools for collaborating with other people on research?
rate 1-7 (1 being low/7 being high)
How interested are you in sharing information you've found on the web with friends and colleagues?
rate 1-7 (1 being low/7 being high)
How would you prefer to find out about Diigo or another social bookmarking site's key features?
o Read a list of features
o Watch a video
o Both
o Other: ______________
How would you prefer to sign up and log in to Diigo or other social bookmarking sites?
o Create a new user name and password that are specific to the site
o Sign in through Facebook, Twitter, or other social networking service
o Use my Google Account or Windows Live ID
o Other: ______________
Existing users' needs for the home page
Please rank the frequency of functions you do or would perform on a social bookmarking site (1 most frequent, 6 least frequent).
o Bookmark a site
o Manage or delete existing bookmarks
o Share saved data with others
o Highlight or annotate content
o Install the site's toolbar, bookmarklet, or app on a new computer or device
o Read about new feature
Please rate these functions of a social bookmarking sites by importance (1-Very important, 2-Quite important, 3-Somewhat important, 4-Slightly important, 5-Not important).
o Manually add a site to your list of bookmarks
o Manage or delete existing bookmarks
o Share saved data with others
o Highlight or annotate content
o Install the toolbar, bookmarklet, or app on a new computer or device
o Have your bookmarked and annotated web sites available on every computer and device you use
o Share web sites you've bookmarked with colleagues and friends
o See websites and commentary from people who are conducting research of interest to you
o Take a snapshot of a bookmarked website that you can access later, even if the site changes
o Apply tags or keywords to bookmarks
o Organize large numbers of bookmarks and search through them later based on keywords
o Highlight content of interest to you on web sites you've bookmarked
o Add notes and annotations to bookmarked web sites with comments and thoughts you want to remember later
o Upload images and documents to access later from another computer or share with other people
o Have a discussion forum where you can communicate and collaborate with your colleagues
o Instantly add the site you're on to your bookmarks
o Learn about new features
o Get user assistance and information
o Vote on the popularity of bookmarks shared by others
o See the most popular bookmarks that have been shared
o See other users' bookmarks and tags
Age
* 18-29
* 30-39
* 40-49
* 50-59
* 60-69
* 70+
* Decline to state
Gender
* Male
* Female
* Decline to state
Education level
* High school degree or less
* Some college
* College graduate
* Master's degree or higher
* Decline to state