Women and the Internet -- Research Study
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Hey again everyone!! Guess what? It is finally here -- my dissertation study!!!!!!

Briefly, my study is about women who use the Internet to develop friendships and romances online. This means that if you are a woman who has ever met someone online that you had never met previously in person or over the phone, then you qualify to participate. Now, with all the TVCH Road Trips, that includes a significant number of people on this board! LOL

Let me clarify, though, you do not have to have ever met the person face-to-face, you just have to have developed what you consider to be a friendship or a romance. And, it doesn't matter if you eventually met, married, or whatever, you just have to have met initially online.

The website goes into great detail on this, but it is a two-part study, and it is completely confidential. Even if you reveal to me who you are, I will not tell a soul from this board or in my real life with the exception of my research supervisor. You can tell the world if you like, but I cannot and will not :)

I mentioned it is in two parts. The first part takes about 5-10 minutes of your time and includes a brief demographic questionnaire to complete. From those completed questionnaires, I will be selecting 8-12 people to interview online in the coming months. The interview will take about 2-3 hours, and can be scheduled at your convenience.

Take a look at the site and if you have any questions, you can email me at netcomresearch@aol.com. I am the only person with access to that email address.

http://netcomresearch.com/womensresearch.htm

Thank you,
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Twiggyish

Thursday, November 07, 2002 - 04:09 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I didn't get a confirmation. I think you know my email already.

Meggieprice

Thursday, November 07, 2002 - 04:42 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I could not feel more differently than the feelings expressed in that article. My husband and I love telling people we met on line- the true miracle of how we connected. Besides, the internet is fast becoming a way to meet others- who wants to go to bars? Especially here in Silacon Valley. For our wedding favor (we only had 40 guests so we splurged) we gave one pound candy bars and my husband made the wrapper with a montage of photos of us, our kids, our cats, my ring, etc. On the back we put my ad and photo from Yahoo and our first few letters to each other. I think that on line ROCKs for finding love- I met the true love of my life, the other half of my geode, twin flame, soul mate there. We would say it on a bill board if we felt like wasting the money!

Babyruth

Thursday, November 07, 2002 - 07:23 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Okey dokey. :)

Spygirl

Wednesday, November 13, 2002 - 04:02 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Bumping up!

Spygirl

Thursday, December 05, 2002 - 06:12 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Just wanted to bump this up to the top for those who may not have seen it. The study is going great, but I can always use more participants :) The interviews are in progress...!

Vixeninvegas

Friday, December 06, 2002 - 02:55 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hi Spy - I hadn't noticed this before - Just got back from filling it out - my email starts with Lvlady.....

Anyways it was fast easy & fun

:::::Vixen's off to cross her fingers that she gets picked:::::

I think I was pretty Conservative in my guesses of how many "romantic" relationships via internet in my past as I for a while had a personal ad on Love@aol I met a ton of em but most were just for 1 or 2 dates. I didn't make the number higher cuz I didn't know if one meeting constituted "romantic"

Best of luck to you with this!!!!

Spygirl

Friday, December 06, 2002 - 04:13 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks, Vixen!! :) I sooooooo appreciate you filling out the survey! Please feel free to pass along the site to other women you think would like to complete it.

Spygirl

Sunday, December 08, 2002 - 08:07 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
~bump~

Spygirl

Saturday, January 04, 2003 - 09:54 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I've been trying to contact several of my respondents by email to participate in the interviews, but they aren't responding. I can't post their email addresses because that is a violation of privacy, but if you have completed the survey portion (or referred people to do it), be on the lookout for an email from netcomresearch@aol.com.

Thanks!

Spygirl

Saturday, January 11, 2003 - 11:52 am EditMoveDeleteIP
~BUMP~

Sent out some emails today.

Vixeninvegas

Monday, January 13, 2003 - 11:06 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Hi Spy - glad your research is going well. I know my email seperates mail into regular & "bulk" I sometimes miss mail. Maybe that is what is happening to your participants - sometimes if you put a personal note in the subject line it will help.

Spygirl

Monday, January 13, 2003 - 03:51 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I'm certain that is what is happening, Vixen, but I have tried about a dozen different subject lines. I can't include anything personal, however, because I don't have any personal information like a name.

I can't include TVCH in the subject line either since my study includes MUCH more than just TVCHers. Oh well, I do almost have all my participants. I emailed my last group on Saturday and I've heard back from two of them. That leaves me needing to hear from two more.

If I don't hear anything back by tomorrow, I'll email them again.

Thanks for looking out for me! I appreciate it.