Age:23

Sex: F

Education: B.A. & M.A.

Amount of time a week spent on the Internet: 12

Current country, city: New York, USA

1. What do you use the Internet for and approximately how much time per week on each activity (surfing, e-mail, gaming, chat, research)? Checking e-mail – 4.0 Hours , Surfing – 8.0 Hours
2. Who do you keep in touch with through the Internet (family, friends, strangers, co-workers etc)? And are they local or distant? Friends - distant
3. Do you participate in chat groups or news groups? If so, are these special interest groups ie: pro-legalization of marijuana or general chat rooms? NO
4. Have you ever met anyone on line? If so, have you ever met them in person or intend to? NO
5. Have you met people on line who have similar interests/hobbies? If so, how (did you search for them)? NO
6. Overall, do you believe that the Internet makes/allows you to be more social and facilitates interaction with others, or do you feel more isolated because of the limits of a computer screen? I feel that it allows me to remain in contact with friends and family that I would otherwise not be able to converse with on a daily basis
7. Do you find that the time you spent on the Net takes away from face-to-face interaction with others and does this make you feel lonelier? NO to both questions.
8. Do you feel that communication via Internet makes you feel more accepted because it prevents discrimination associated with visual interaction (ie: racism, sexism)? Even though, I personally have never had to deal with such discrimination, I can see where others would view it as a medium to anonymity and embrace it.
9. Are you selective of who you interact with on the Net in terms of gender, race, sexual orientation, economic status, age, etc? I only interact with friends that I have already met in person.
10. How would your life be without the Internet? What would you spend your time doing instead? I don’t think it would affect me too much. I’d probably have to spend more time in the library but other than that there wouldn’t be much difference.
11. Do you seek to diversify your perspectives and beliefs on line (via chat or research) or do you look to further develop those you have already formed? I look to further develop those that I have already formed.
12. Do you agree that the anonymity of the "virtual" world encourages ‘drive-by’ relationships or have you been able to form more meaningful connections with strangers on the net? Don’t deal with strangers on the Net.
13. Finally, do you believe that the Internet widens your experience of community (by helping you to connect to others with different beliefs or backgrounds), or does it deepen your experience (by reinforcing and strengthening existing social networks), or perhaps both? Explain.