Want To Participate In UCI Study Of Blog Readers?
Posted by: Jubal | 07/10/2008 11:54 AM
This looks interesting. I received an e-mail while I was on vacation from a UCI undergrad and researcher named Jordan Sinclair with something called the Social Code Group who is recruiting participants for a research projject on political blog readers. Below is the recruitment material. If you're interested, shoot Jordan an e-mail.
Do You Read Political Blogs?
Join Research about Political Blog Readers
Requirements:
• A regular reader of political blogs - 4 or more different blogs in a week.
• Lives in or around Orange County, CA
• Owns a personal computer.
• Age of 18 or over.
The purpose of this research is to investigate how people read and interact with blogsentirely new ways of reading blogs. Participation in this research will involve monthly in-person interviews lasting through the 2008 November elections, including one or more group interviews, and the use of prototype software we are developing to help people read blogs. There is no risk to participants and involvement can be ended at any time. Participants will be entered in a drawing for a $100 Amazon.com gift card at the end of the research period. Participants' privacy and rights will be completely protected. Participation is completely voluntary and may be discontinued at any time.
If interested contact:
Lead Researcher
Eric Baumer
Department of Informatics
University of California, Irvine
Co-Researcher
Jordan Sinclair: jsinclai@uci.edu
Faculty Sponsor
Bill Tomlinson and to explore the development of computer programs aimed at blog readers to allow for
CATEGORY:
OC Blogosphere
you can see the documentary I made about him at recallingrocco "dot" com....