Survey Pimping

[hsapiens]

From the fanthropology community, a survey about how and why people do - or don't - use icons. The surveyer asked that we pimp for her since she's looking for the widest possible audience and I'm obliging. :)

Here's the text:

I'm working on my doctoral dissertation in Library and Information Science. I am specializing in Social Informatics, which explores both technological effects on social behavior and also social shaping of technology. In my dissertation I plan to fanfic writing communities on LJ with an eye to how the technology affects the type of interactions people have and also what uses people put the technology to (some of which were not intended).

To me one of the most interesting uses of technology I’ve seen in LJ fandom is the use of icons. However knowing exactly what people are getting out of icons or intending with their use is something I’d like to know more about. If you’d be willing to tell me, please take the survey. All responses and comments to the post will remain anonymous.

I would like to get a number of people who both DO and DON’T use icons answering the survey. I would appreciate any help in pimping this, so no matter what someone’s own icon use is like their opinions will be very useful. Thanks!

It didn't take me very long to fill out -- and there's much to be said for supporting Librarians of the Future.

Comments

[nicoleallee.livejournal.com]

Thank you for making me aware of this. As a librarian's spouse, I like to support those in the profession.

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

You're welcome. I figured that my f-list would have plenty of love for librarians. :)

[la-directora.livejournal.com]

The survey was okay. The link to the Joss Whedon speech was amazing.

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

The survey feels like it's mostly an attempt to get a handle on the issue to guide future, more intensive research. Or, so I assume whenwe're talking PhD-level work.

I would have said something about the Whedon link if I'd checked it out prior to pimping. :) After posting, I took a minute to check it out. Made me all the more determined to become a Whedon fan. I only recently got the first season of Buffy (I know, I know -- my only excuses are having no t.v. and then not wanting to get sucked in once I did) and I'd watched a few episodes but since I'm alone in wanting to watch it, I tend to choose other things to watch.

[darksylvia.livejournal.com]

Hey, I think you write some original fic sometimes, right? Anyway, I started an original fiction round robin comm, so if you want to play, click here.

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

Me?!? Wow, thanks. I totally suck at writing for anyone else to read, I fear. I'm utterly intimidated to see names like yours, plumsuede, and leuceononuro. Ain't no way on Earth I'd agree to flaunt my lack of talent in august company. Is it possible to be a reader only? Or is writing participation required?

[darksylvia.livejournal.com]

Participation required :D

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I was afraid the point was to participate rather than be the silent leech. In that case, as much as I desperately want to accept (you mean there's going to be leuceononuro fic out there I haven't read?!? *sniffle*) I'd better decline because I really do suck at disciplining myself to write to a time schedule and if I'm not "inspired." Bummer.