2011 Social Media Survey — STC, Washington, DC and Metro Baltimore Chapter

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Thank you for taking part in the 2011 STC Washington DC and Metro Baltimore Chapter's survey of social media.

We want to find out where you are, what you like/dislike, and how you are currently using social media. Please take a few minutes to let us know what social media is doing for you, right where you are, so that we can meet you there and keep in touch using the resources we already know and love.

All questions are optional and all answers are confidential so feel free to answer as many or as few as time allows and don't be shy about telling us what you really think.

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* 1. Our Society for Technical Communication Washington DC and Metro Baltimore Chapter has many social media and internet offerings for members and non-members. Please tell us about your connection with each of these STC-related social media options.

	I use this most every day	I use this regularly	I use this rarely	I belong but do not use this	I do not belong	I didn't even know we had this
STC website http://stc.org/	STC website http://stc.org/ I use this most every day	STC website http://stc.org/ I use this regularly	STC website http://stc.org/ I use this rarely	STC website http://stc.org/ I belong but do not use this	STC website http://stc.org/ I do not belong	STC website http://stc.org/ I didn't even know we had this
STC WDC-MB Chapter website http://www.stcwdc.org/	STC WDC-MB Chapter website http://www.stcwdc.org/ I use this most every day	STC WDC-MB Chapter website http://www.stcwdc.org/ I use this regularly	STC WDC-MB Chapter website http://www.stcwdc.org/ I use this rarely	STC WDC-MB Chapter website http://www.stcwdc.org/ I belong but do not use this	STC WDC-MB Chapter website http://www.stcwdc.org/ I do not belong	STC WDC-MB Chapter website http://www.stcwdc.org/ I didn't even know we had this
STC WDC-MB Chapter Blog http://www.stcwdc.org/wdcblog/	STC WDC-MB Chapter Blog http://www.stcwdc.org/wdcblog/ I use this most every day	STC WDC-MB Chapter Blog http://www.stcwdc.org/wdcblog/ I use this regularly	STC WDC-MB Chapter Blog http://www.stcwdc.org/wdcblog/ I use this rarely	STC WDC-MB Chapter Blog http://www.stcwdc.org/wdcblog/ I belong but do not use this	STC WDC-MB Chapter Blog http://www.stcwdc.org/wdcblog/ I do not belong	STC WDC-MB Chapter Blog http://www.stcwdc.org/wdcblog/ I didn't even know we had this
STC WDC-MB Chapter Blog RSS feed http://www.stcwdc.org/STC_Washington_DC_Chapter.xml	STC WDC-MB Chapter Blog RSS feed http://www.stcwdc.org/STC_Washington_DC_Chapter.xml I use this most every day	STC WDC-MB Chapter Blog RSS feed http://www.stcwdc.org/STC_Washington_DC_Chapter.xml I use this regularly	STC WDC-MB Chapter Blog RSS feed http://www.stcwdc.org/STC_Washington_DC_Chapter.xml I use this rarely	STC WDC-MB Chapter Blog RSS feed http://www.stcwdc.org/STC_Washington_DC_Chapter.xml I belong but do not use this	STC WDC-MB Chapter Blog RSS feed http://www.stcwdc.org/STC_Washington_DC_Chapter.xml I do not belong	STC WDC-MB Chapter Blog RSS feed http://www.stcwdc.org/STC_Washington_DC_Chapter.xml I didn't even know we had this
MySTC website http://stc.org/mystc	MySTC website http://stc.org/mystc I use this most every day	MySTC website http://stc.org/mystc I use this regularly	MySTC website http://stc.org/mystc I use this rarely	MySTC website http://stc.org/mystc I belong but do not use this	MySTC website http://stc.org/mystc I do not belong	MySTC website http://stc.org/mystc I didn't even know we had this
MySTC WDC-MB group http://stc.org/mystc/groups/viewgroup/94-Washington%2C+DC	MySTC WDC-MB group http://stc.org/mystc/groups/viewgroup/94-Washington%2C+DC I use this most every day	MySTC WDC-MB group http://stc.org/mystc/groups/viewgroup/94-Washington%2C+DC I use this regularly	MySTC WDC-MB group http://stc.org/mystc/groups/viewgroup/94-Washington%2C+DC I use this rarely	MySTC WDC-MB group http://stc.org/mystc/groups/viewgroup/94-Washington%2C+DC I belong but do not use this	MySTC WDC-MB group http://stc.org/mystc/groups/viewgroup/94-Washington%2C+DC I do not belong	MySTC WDC-MB group http://stc.org/mystc/groups/viewgroup/94-Washington%2C+DC I didn't even know we had this
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Society-for-Technical-Communication-Washington-DC-Chapter/86448161493	Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Society-for-Technical-Communication-Washington-DC-Chapter/86448161493 I use this most every day	Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Society-for-Technical-Communication-Washington-DC-Chapter/86448161493 I use this regularly	Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Society-for-Technical-Communication-Washington-DC-Chapter/86448161493 I use this rarely	Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Society-for-Technical-Communication-Washington-DC-Chapter/86448161493 I belong but do not use this	Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Society-for-Technical-Communication-Washington-DC-Chapter/86448161493 I do not belong	Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Society-for-Technical-Communication-Washington-DC-Chapter/86448161493 I didn't even know we had this
Linked In http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=156478	Linked In http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=156478 I use this most every day	Linked In http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=156478 I use this regularly	Linked In http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=156478 I use this rarely	Linked In http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=156478 I belong but do not use this	Linked In http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=156478 I do not belong	Linked In http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=156478 I didn't even know we had this
Twitter profile http://twitter.com/stcwdc	Twitter profile http://twitter.com/stcwdc I use this most every day	Twitter profile http://twitter.com/stcwdc I use this regularly	Twitter profile http://twitter.com/stcwdc I use this rarely	Twitter profile http://twitter.com/stcwdc I belong but do not use this	Twitter profile http://twitter.com/stcwdc I do not belong	Twitter profile http://twitter.com/stcwdc I didn't even know we had this
Twitter hashtag #stcwdc	Twitter hashtag #stcwdc I use this most every day	Twitter hashtag #stcwdc I use this regularly	Twitter hashtag #stcwdc I use this rarely	Twitter hashtag #stcwdc I belong but do not use this	Twitter hashtag #stcwdc I do not belong	Twitter hashtag #stcwdc I didn't even know we had this
Email announcment list http://www.stcwdc.org/list_annc.shtml	Email announcment list http://www.stcwdc.org/list_annc.shtml I use this most every day	Email announcment list http://www.stcwdc.org/list_annc.shtml I use this regularly	Email announcment list http://www.stcwdc.org/list_annc.shtml I use this rarely	Email announcment list http://www.stcwdc.org/list_annc.shtml I belong but do not use this	Email announcment list http://www.stcwdc.org/list_annc.shtml I do not belong	Email announcment list http://www.stcwdc.org/list_annc.shtml I didn't even know we had this
Email chat list http://www.stcwdc.org/list_chat.shtml	Email chat list http://www.stcwdc.org/list_chat.shtml I use this most every day	Email chat list http://www.stcwdc.org/list_chat.shtml I use this regularly	Email chat list http://www.stcwdc.org/list_chat.shtml I use this rarely	Email chat list http://www.stcwdc.org/list_chat.shtml I belong but do not use this	Email chat list http://www.stcwdc.org/list_chat.shtml I do not belong	Email chat list http://www.stcwdc.org/list_chat.shtml I didn't even know we had this
Face-to-face events	Face-to-face events I use this most every day	Face-to-face events I use this regularly	Face-to-face events I use this rarely	Face-to-face events I belong but do not use this	Face-to-face events I do not belong	Face-to-face events I didn't even know we had this

Other (please specify)

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* 2. There's a lot of social media happening all around us. We use it for connecting, for getting news, for keeping current, for building relationships, and for staying in touch. Tell us about your other (non-STC) social media life.

	I use this most every day	I use this regularly	I use this rarely	I have an account but do not use this	I do not have an account	I don't even know what this is
Facebook	Facebook I use this most every day	Facebook I use this regularly	Facebook I use this rarely	Facebook I have an account but do not use this	Facebook I do not have an account	Facebook I don't even know what this is
Linked In	Linked In I use this most every day	Linked In I use this regularly	Linked In I use this rarely	Linked In I have an account but do not use this	Linked In I do not have an account	Linked In I don't even know what this is
Twitter	Twitter I use this most every day	Twitter I use this regularly	Twitter I use this rarely	Twitter I have an account but do not use this	Twitter I do not have an account	Twitter I don't even know what this is
Email	Email I use this most every day	Email I use this regularly	Email I use this rarely	Email I have an account but do not use this	Email I do not have an account	Email I don't even know what this is
MySpace	MySpace I use this most every day	MySpace I use this regularly	MySpace I use this rarely	MySpace I have an account but do not use this	MySpace I do not have an account	MySpace I don't even know what this is
Google+	Google+ I use this most every day	Google+ I use this regularly	Google+ I use this rarely	Google+ I have an account but do not use this	Google+ I do not have an account	Google+ I don't even know what this is
Blogs	Blogs I use this most every day	Blogs I use this regularly	Blogs I use this rarely	Blogs I have an account but do not use this	Blogs I do not have an account	Blogs I don't even know what this is
RSS	RSS I use this most every day	RSS I use this regularly	RSS I use this rarely	RSS I have an account but do not use this	RSS I do not have an account	RSS I don't even know what this is
Text messaging	Text messaging I use this most every day	Text messaging I use this regularly	Text messaging I use this rarely	Text messaging I have an account but do not use this	Text messaging I do not have an account	Text messaging I don't even know what this is
Phone calls	Phone calls I use this most every day	Phone calls I use this regularly	Phone calls I use this rarely	Phone calls I have an account but do not use this	Phone calls I do not have an account	Phone calls I don't even know what this is
Face-to-face	Face-to-face I use this most every day	Face-to-face I use this regularly	Face-to-face I use this rarely	Face-to-face I have an account but do not use this	Face-to-face I do not have an account	Face-to-face I don't even know what this is

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Rate these forms of communication based on your personal preference.

	Love this!	Like this	I'm neutral	Dislike this	Loathe this	N/A
Facebook	Facebook Love this!	Facebook Like this	Facebook I'm neutral	Facebook Dislike this	Facebook Loathe this	Facebook N/A
Linked In	Linked In Love this!	Linked In Like this	Linked In I'm neutral	Linked In Dislike this	Linked In Loathe this	Linked In N/A
Twitter	Twitter Love this!	Twitter Like this	Twitter I'm neutral	Twitter Dislike this	Twitter Loathe this	Twitter N/A
Email	Email Love this!	Email Like this	Email I'm neutral	Email Dislike this	Email Loathe this	Email N/A
MySpace	MySpace Love this!	MySpace Like this	MySpace I'm neutral	MySpace Dislike this	MySpace Loathe this	MySpace N/A
Google+	Google+ Love this!	Google+ Like this	Google+ I'm neutral	Google+ Dislike this	Google+ Loathe this	Google+ N/A
Blogs	Blogs Love this!	Blogs Like this	Blogs I'm neutral	Blogs Dislike this	Blogs Loathe this	Blogs N/A
RSS	RSS Love this!	RSS Like this	RSS I'm neutral	RSS Dislike this	RSS Loathe this	RSS N/A
Text messaging	Text messaging Love this!	Text messaging Like this	Text messaging I'm neutral	Text messaging Dislike this	Text messaging Loathe this	Text messaging N/A
Phone calls	Phone calls Love this!	Phone calls Like this	Phone calls I'm neutral	Phone calls Dislike this	Phone calls Loathe this	Phone calls N/A
Face-to-face	Face-to-face Love this!	Face-to-face Like this	Face-to-face I'm neutral	Face-to-face Dislike this	Face-to-face Loathe this	Face-to-face N/A

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Are any of these social media channels blocked where you work?

	Yes, this is blocked where I work	No, I can access this where I work	I don't know
Facebook	Facebook Yes, this is blocked where I work	Facebook No, I can access this where I work	Facebook I don't know
Linked In	Linked In Yes, this is blocked where I work	Linked In No, I can access this where I work	Linked In I don't know
Twitter	Twitter Yes, this is blocked where I work	Twitter No, I can access this where I work	Twitter I don't know
Email	Email Yes, this is blocked where I work	Email No, I can access this where I work	Email I don't know
MySpace	MySpace Yes, this is blocked where I work	MySpace No, I can access this where I work	MySpace I don't know
Google+	Google+ Yes, this is blocked where I work	Google+ No, I can access this where I work	Google+ I don't know
Blogs	Blogs Yes, this is blocked where I work	Blogs No, I can access this where I work	Blogs I don't know
RSS	RSS Yes, this is blocked where I work	RSS No, I can access this where I work	RSS I don't know
Text messaging	Text messaging Yes, this is blocked where I work	Text messaging No, I can access this where I work	Text messaging I don't know
Phone calls	Phone calls Yes, this is blocked where I work	Phone calls No, I can access this where I work	Phone calls I don't know
Face-to-face	Face-to-face Yes, this is blocked where I work	Face-to-face No, I can access this where I work	Face-to-face I don't know

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* 5. What time of day do you use these social media tools? (Choose all that apply to you)

	Early morning, before work	Morning from home or work	During my lunch break	Afternoon from home or work	Evenings from home or work	Late at night, after work
Facebook	Facebook Early morning, before work	Facebook Morning from home or work	Facebook During my lunch break	Facebook Afternoon from home or work	Facebook Evenings from home or work	Facebook Late at night, after work
Linked In	Linked In Early morning, before work	Linked In Morning from home or work	Linked In During my lunch break	Linked In Afternoon from home or work	Linked In Evenings from home or work	Linked In Late at night, after work
Twitter	Twitter Early morning, before work	Twitter Morning from home or work	Twitter During my lunch break	Twitter Afternoon from home or work	Twitter Evenings from home or work	Twitter Late at night, after work
Email	Email Early morning, before work	Email Morning from home or work	Email During my lunch break	Email Afternoon from home or work	Email Evenings from home or work	Email Late at night, after work
MySpace	MySpace Early morning, before work	MySpace Morning from home or work	MySpace During my lunch break	MySpace Afternoon from home or work	MySpace Evenings from home or work	MySpace Late at night, after work
Google+	Google+ Early morning, before work	Google+ Morning from home or work	Google+ During my lunch break	Google+ Afternoon from home or work	Google+ Evenings from home or work	Google+ Late at night, after work
Blogs	Blogs Early morning, before work	Blogs Morning from home or work	Blogs During my lunch break	Blogs Afternoon from home or work	Blogs Evenings from home or work	Blogs Late at night, after work
RSS	RSS Early morning, before work	RSS Morning from home or work	RSS During my lunch break	RSS Afternoon from home or work	RSS Evenings from home or work	RSS Late at night, after work
Text messaging	Text messaging Early morning, before work	Text messaging Morning from home or work	Text messaging During my lunch break	Text messaging Afternoon from home or work	Text messaging Evenings from home or work	Text messaging Late at night, after work
Phone calls	Phone calls Early morning, before work	Phone calls Morning from home or work	Phone calls During my lunch break	Phone calls Afternoon from home or work	Phone calls Evenings from home or work	Phone calls Late at night, after work
Face-to-face	Face-to-face Early morning, before work	Face-to-face Morning from home or work	Face-to-face During my lunch break	Face-to-face Afternoon from home or work	Face-to-face Evenings from home or work	Face-to-face Late at night, after work

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* 6. What kinds of tools (hardware, software, platforms, etc) do you use for social media?

	I use this most every day	I use this regularly	I use this rarely	I never use this	I don't even know what this is
Desktop computer	Desktop computer I use this most every day	Desktop computer I use this regularly	Desktop computer I use this rarely	Desktop computer I never use this	Desktop computer I don't even know what this is
Laptop computer	Laptop computer I use this most every day	Laptop computer I use this regularly	Laptop computer I use this rarely	Laptop computer I never use this	Laptop computer I don't even know what this is
Tablet or iPad	Tablet or iPad I use this most every day	Tablet or iPad I use this regularly	Tablet or iPad I use this rarely	Tablet or iPad I never use this	Tablet or iPad I don't even know what this is
iPhone	iPhone I use this most every day	iPhone I use this regularly	iPhone I use this rarely	iPhone I never use this	iPhone I don't even know what this is
Droid	Droid I use this most every day	Droid I use this regularly	Droid I use this rarely	Droid I never use this	Droid I don't even know what this is
Blackberry	Blackberry I use this most every day	Blackberry I use this regularly	Blackberry I use this rarely	Blackberry I never use this	Blackberry I don't even know what this is
Other mobile phone or handheld	Other mobile phone or handheld I use this most every day	Other mobile phone or handheld I use this regularly	Other mobile phone or handheld I use this rarely	Other mobile phone or handheld I never use this	Other mobile phone or handheld I don't even know what this is
TweetDeck	TweetDeck I use this most every day	TweetDeck I use this regularly	TweetDeck I use this rarely	TweetDeck I never use this	TweetDeck I don't even know what this is
HooteSuite	HooteSuite I use this most every day	HooteSuite I use this regularly	HooteSuite I use this rarely	HooteSuite I never use this	HooteSuite I don't even know what this is
CoTweet	CoTweet I use this most every day	CoTweet I use this regularly	CoTweet I use this rarely	CoTweet I never use this	CoTweet I don't even know what this is
Twitterfeed	Twitterfeed I use this most every day	Twitterfeed I use this regularly	Twitterfeed I use this rarely	Twitterfeed I never use this	Twitterfeed I don't even know what this is

Other (please specify)

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* 7. STC offers a variety of resources to members and non-members. Let us know which of these benefits are useful to you.

	I love this and would love more!	I value this benefit and participate from time to time	I'm neutral	I participate rarely	I do not participate ever	N/A
Connection and networking	Connection and networking I love this and would love more!	Connection and networking I value this benefit and participate from time to time	Connection and networking I'm neutral	Connection and networking I participate rarely	Connection and networking I do not participate ever	Connection and networking N/A
Discussions online	Discussions online I love this and would love more!	Discussions online I value this benefit and participate from time to time	Discussions online I'm neutral	Discussions online I participate rarely	Discussions online I do not participate ever	Discussions online N/A
Blogposts	Blogposts I love this and would love more!	Blogposts I value this benefit and participate from time to time	Blogposts I'm neutral	Blogposts I participate rarely	Blogposts I do not participate ever	Blogposts N/A
intercom magazine	intercom magazine I love this and would love more!	intercom magazine I value this benefit and participate from time to time	intercom magazine I'm neutral	intercom magazine I participate rarely	intercom magazine I do not participate ever	intercom magazine N/A
Technical Communication magazine	Technical Communication magazine I love this and would love more!	Technical Communication magazine I value this benefit and participate from time to time	Technical Communication magazine I'm neutral	Technical Communication magazine I participate rarely	Technical Communication magazine I do not participate ever	Technical Communication magazine N/A
Webinars	Webinars I love this and would love more!	Webinars I value this benefit and participate from time to time	Webinars I'm neutral	Webinars I participate rarely	Webinars I do not participate ever	Webinars N/A
Summit	Summit I love this and would love more!	Summit I value this benefit and participate from time to time	Summit I'm neutral	Summit I participate rarely	Summit I do not participate ever	Summit N/A
Summit@aClick	Summit@aClick I love this and would love more!	Summit@aClick I value this benefit and participate from time to time	Summit@aClick I'm neutral	Summit@aClick I participate rarely	Summit@aClick I do not participate ever	Summit@aClick N/A
Chapter events	Chapter events I love this and would love more!	Chapter events I value this benefit and participate from time to time	Chapter events I'm neutral	Chapter events I participate rarely	Chapter events I do not participate ever	Chapter events N/A
Industry news	Industry news I love this and would love more!	Industry news I value this benefit and participate from time to time	Industry news I'm neutral	Industry news I participate rarely	Industry news I do not participate ever	Industry news N/A
Community news	Community news I love this and would love more!	Community news I value this benefit and participate from time to time	Community news I'm neutral	Community news I participate rarely	Community news I do not participate ever	Community news N/A
Job postings	Job postings I love this and would love more!	Job postings I value this benefit and participate from time to time	Job postings I'm neutral	Job postings I participate rarely	Job postings I do not participate ever	Job postings N/A

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Tell us about yourself (optional and confidential)

Name:

City/Town:

State:

ZIP:

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* 9. Are you male or female? (optional and confidential)

Male

Female

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* 10. How old are you? (optional and confidential)

Under 21?

21 to 30?

31 to 40?

41 to 50?

51 to 60?

61 to 70?

71 to 80?

Over 80?

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* 11. Tell us a little more. Are you ...

	Yes	No
Member of STC?	Member of STC? Yes	Member of STC? No
Member of the DC/Baltimore chapter?	Member of the DC/Baltimore chapter? Yes	Member of the DC/Baltimore chapter? No
Employer?	Employer? Yes	Employer? No
Recruiter?	Recruiter? Yes	Recruiter? No
Vendor?	Vendor? Yes	Vendor? No
Student?	Student? Yes	Student? No
Academic?	Academic? Yes	Academic? No
Retiree?	Retiree? Yes	Retiree? No

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* 12. Anything else you'd like to tell us about yourself or social media?

Thank you for taking part in the 2011 STC Washington DC and Metro Baltimore Chapter's survey of social media.

Your responses will help us connect with you, wherever you are.

-- The STC Washington DC/Baltimore Chapter Social Media team

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