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"Inside Blogs Survey" - A call for participation

Published by karl May 13th, 2006 in co-creation

Dr Nora Barnes of the University of Massachussettes Dartmouth, is doing a study on blogs, and as opposed to some student study, Dr Barnes seemed to have some nice credentials. Chancellor Professor of Marketing and Director, UMD Center for Marketing Research. I don’t know what it means, but it sounds pretty legit

Here’s the stated goal for the project:

This is the first academic study of the behind the scene of blogs. I am hoping to be able to create a sense of what makes a blog work (or not work) and put together an inventory of great advice for new and perspective bloggers.

You can download the survey here Inside Blogs Survey

and email it to Dr Nora Barnes

My name is Nora Barnes and I am a professor at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Currently I am conducting the first academic study on blogs, and would appreciate your help. I hope to be able to report on what motivates bloggers, how they handle legal and ethical issues, and how blogs have helped promote businesses or views.

I would really be pleased if I could include you in my study. The survey is short and should take less than five minutes. I would be happy to email, fax, or call you. Please let me know if I can contact you and what the best way might be. I would be happy to share the findings of my study with you and send you a gift for participating. I look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you for your time and consideration.
Dr. Nora Barnes

Feel free to pass this on as the more bloggers that respond the better, maybe even add this tag to any posts about it: umass_blog_study