Mini Poll Results

Using the Internet

What kind of social media do you personally use most often? (Yeah, some of the examples could fit several categories. Choose the category that you use most often.)
  • 8%
    Social news sites (like Reddit )
  • 64%
    Social networking sites (like Facebook or Twitter)
  • 15%
    Wikis (like Wikipedia or wikiHow)
  • 7%
    Video sharing (like YouTube)
  • 2%
    Podcasts
  • 3%
    Image Sharing
Does your office or school have a social media policy?
  • 34%
    Yes
  • 22%
    No
  • 6%
    I don’t know
  • 38%
    I don’t have an office or school
Do you agree with your office or school social media policy?
  • 41%
    Yes
  • 5%
    No
  • 13%
    I don’t know
  • 41%
    I don’t have an office or school
For which of the following tasks do you use the Internet most?
  • 50%
    Emailing, chatting, IM, tweeting
  • 7%
    Paying bills/banking
  • 0%
    Complaining/customer service
  • 3%
    Blogging/reading blogs
  • 3%
    Shopping
  • 1%
    Watching videos/live streaming
  • 1%
    Downloading music
  • 7%
    Research for work/school
  • 23%
    News gathering
  • 6%
    Something else
Would you support a test of internet voting technology that would let voters cast ballots at internet voting machines?
  • 61%
    Yes
  • 39%
    No
Do you get a sense that you really know people if they are available to you over time through social networking sites like Twitter or Facebook?
  • 8%
    Yes
  • 39%
    Sort of
  • 33%
    Not really
  • 20%
    Nope
Do you generally place more trust in companies or organizations you can readily access online?
  • 59%
    Yes
  • 41%
    No
Are you more likely to communicate with governmental agencies if email addresses or online communication instructions are provided?
  • 84%
    Yes
  • 16%
    No
Are you more likely to communicate with businesses if email addresses or online communications instructions are provided?
  • 86%
    Yes
  • 14%
    No
Has a customer service representative for a company ever contacted you directly after reading your blog, tweet, or Facebook status update?
  • 20%
    Yes
  • 80%
    No