Testing times - web survey pilot

How much credibility do consumers lend to information from different sources online? I’ve already written about the ethical considerations in blogging – and the fact that bloggers seem to see no need for a code of ethics. So are consumers savvy enough to work out what’s credible comment, and when someone is biased?

As regular readers will know, one of the points of setting up this blog was to help with my exploration of trust and sources of information online. It’s now come to the time when I can’t delay the research for my dissertation any longer … and so I’m piloting my questionnaire here.

I’m planning to deploy the questionnaire sometime towards the end of the month. The link will be put on a web site which is run for people who are searching for bargains and products and services online – www.moneysavingexpert.com. So the sample will be self selecting, and already pretty web savvy.

The main focus is to try and find out if consumers view different information on line, with differing credibility, depending on its source. Some of the questions are based around work that I’ve done to produce semantic differentials form journalistic values here.

Please feel free to complete the pilot version of the survey and send me your comments. It would be really helpful in developing the research. If you think there are issues that I’m missing, or better ways of finding information then please make suggestions.

That link to the questionnaire again: http://www.thesistools.com/?qid=11255&ln=eng

Thanks
Matt

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