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Hey all,

My name is Dave, and I am a student in Birmingham, England.

I am writing an essay for my degree in interactive design and I would greatly appreciate your help. My essay is all about how 12 to 17 year olds interact with the Internet and instant messenger clients. If you are reading this, and you’re that age, keep reading.

Could you please fill in this questionnaire?
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Male or Female:
Your age (12-17):
Country:

• What are some of the most important reasons why you use the Internet?
  
  
• Is being part of an online community important to you? If so, what communities do you participate in?
  
  
• What are some of the most important reasons why you use instant messaging?
  
  
• Have you ever used video within instant messaging to stay in touch?
  If so, explain what you thought of it, or why you don’t use it.

That’s all.
Thanks for helping!

Male or Female: Male
Your age (12-17): 13
Country: England.


    * What are some of the most important reasons why you use the Internet?
It's cool, It's full of interesting things and people, and it's a great way to learn
    * Is being part of an online community important to you? If so, what communities do you participate in?
Yes they are important, i participate in this forum, IM clients and maybe online games
    * What are some of the most important reasons why you use instant messaging?
It's quick, easy and very popular.

    * Have you ever used video within instant messaging to stay in touch?
      If so, explain what you thought of it, or why you don’t use it.


Nope, i dont/never have done. i have no webcam

Admin, move into T&T plzkthx.

Male or Female: Male
Your age : 14
Country: UK


    * What are some of the most important reasons why you use the Internet?
Socializing, Information [For Homework, Hobbies] and downloading

    * Is being part of an online community important to you? If so, what communities do you participate in?
Well, this one and 1 other forum, and it is important cos it's one of the oly things im enthusiastic about

    * What are some of the most important reasons why you use instant messaging?
Friends and Familt that i may not see so much.

    * Have you ever used video within instant messaging to stay in touch?
      If so, explain what you thought of it, or why you don’t use it.
Yeah, it's cool because people who might have not see me in a long time get to see what i loo like and vice versa and some tex is impersonal.

Male or Female: Male
Your age (12-17): 16
Country: Singapore

What are some of the most important reasons why you use the Internet?
To find inspirations.

Is being part of an online community important to you? If so, what communities do you participate in?
Depending on what online community you are referring to.

What are some of the most important reasons why you use instant messaging?
To communicate with friends and family, and getting to know more friends through introductions. It's a way of enlarging my circle of friends.

Have you ever used video within instant messaging to stay in touch?
If so, explain what you thought of it, or why you don’t use it.
No, I don't use it because I don't have a web camera. Even if I have got one, I will only use it for important stuffs, like meetings.

Male or Female: Male
Your age (12-17): 14
Country: Portugal


What are some of the most important reasons why you use the Internet?

• To Communicate with different people from different places, download stuff, search.

Is being part of an online community important to you? If so, what communities do you participate in?

• Not really important,i just like it .I'm currently in This one some other boards and online games.

What are some of the most important reasons why you use instant messaging?

• Fast and simple communication with various persons.

Have you ever used video within instant messaging to stay in touch?
If so, explain what you thought of it, or why you don't use it.

• Yes, It's a very cool way to keep in touch, expecially with someone that you haven't seen in a while.

Name: Lourix
Male or Female: Male
Your age (12-17): Not Specified
Country: Spain




What are some of the most important reasons why you use the Internet?
To talk to my friends and learn new things!


Is being part of an online community important to you? If so, what communities do you participate in?
Being part of an online community is great as its good to know whats happening all over the world. I mostly participate in shoutbox.menthix.net.


What are some of the most important reasons why you use instant messaging?
I use Instant Messaging to talk to my friends when I am on the net. Also I need it to talk to them in other countries.


Have you ever used video within instant messaging to stay in touch?
If so, explain what you thought of it, or why you don’t use it.
I have in the past but I don't do it often mainly because the picture is a little rubbish and the picture is slow, sometimes it also freezes.

thank you very much for your help!
I greatly appreciate it

Male or Female: male
Your age (12-17): 15(almost)
Country: canada


    * What are some of the most important reasons why you use the Internet?
interact with friends who dont have phones and such and to just talk without wasting phone billl, play games to waste time.

    * Is being part of an online community important to you? If so, what communities do you participate in?
yeah because here(only community I participate in) we talk.. learn more about eachother and get to know eachother more we even make plans to have meets throughout the world to meet who we've  been chatting with.

    * What are some of the most important reasons why you use instant messaging?
the most important is to talk with friends and get to know people

    * Have you ever used video within instant messaging to stay in touch?
      If so, explain what you thought of it, or why you don’t use it.
yeah all the time with my friend(s) that have moved away or I haven't seen in awhile and its good because I know who I'm doing it with and its just too see how they look and how they're doing.



That’s all.
No problem helping.

Male or Female:
Your age: 14
Country: Mexico


* What are some of the most important reasons why you use the Internet?
chat with my friends, download tabs to play, try to help ppl on forums , etc.
   
* Is being part of an online community important to you? If so, what communities do you participate in?
yes, i participate in this comunity, also in the spanish one and in a psp forum
   
* What are some of the most important reasons why you use instant messaging?
its free, also there are some features that i like of it
   
* Have you ever used video within instant messaging to stay in touch?
      If so, explain what you thought of it, or why you don’t use it.
yes, i dont like to use it, with chatting is enough for me

What the hell, ohwell


male or Female: Male
Your age (12-17): 15
Country: UK


    * What are some of the most important reasons why you use the Internet?
Keep in touch with my friends and family, forums, downloading stuff

    * Is being part of an online community important to you? If so, what communities do you participate in?

Yes, i am a member of about 11 forums and a few sites, im not telling as i dont want stalkers

    * What are some of the most important reasons why you use instant messaging?
Keep intouch with friends from my old school, family that live in Japan and New Zealand

    * Have you ever used video within instant messaging to stay in touch?
      If so, explain what you thought of it, or why you don’t use it.

yes, its normally with my family and people that i know IRL.


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