转发一封关于blog的调查邀请 　[ 分类:科技 Tech ]

　　本来已经打算上床休息，忽然发现信箱里有一封来自Dan Li的调查邀请。
　　Dan Li的《TIMELINE》是我最欣赏的华人blog之一。我于三天前在flypig.org的访客来源中见到TIMELINE的记录，并在一分钟之内就为其清新的版式和多元化的内容所折服。
　　下面我将Dan Li的邀请翻译成中文，期盼您能够参与到这个调查之中(问卷只有英文版本，不过相当易懂)。毕竟样本越大，得到的数据和结果越趋近真实情况。
　　“您好，我是Dan Li，《TIMELINE》的作者，Marquette University大众传播专业研究生二年级。
　　“我现在正在准备我的毕业选题《COMM 203 传播学定量研究方法》。我为此准备了一份由114个问题组成的调查问卷(听起来有些恐怖，但为了足够的数据也是不得已而为之)，用于统计blogger们的创作动机、用途以及满意度。
　　“您的参与对我而言相当重要。您可以通过下面这个地址参与调查：
　　“http://www.lidan.net/survey.html
　　“这项调查更多地是为了探索问题而非解释现状。由于时间精力有限，这可能只能作为一项初步调查，但它将成为我硕士理论的构成基础。如果您对调查结果感兴趣，请于12月18日之后发信到dan.li@marquette.edu询问。在此，先对您的参与表示万二分的感谢。
　　“我希图通过一个类似‘滚雪球’的方式让更多的人知道这项调查。所以，如果您愿意，请帮忙转发这条消息给您的朋友。谢谢您的支持！”
　　如果您在阅读邀请函之后有任何疑义，可以按照文中的E-mail与Dan Li取得联系。另外，Dan Li的MSN是ykily@hotmail.com，Skype是dan_li。

Original E-mail:

Hi Steven,

This is Dan Li, blogger from TIMELINE (http://blog.lidan.net). I am
currently a 2nd year graduate student majoring in Mass Communication at
Marquette University.

I am conducing a pilot study for my graduate course COMM 203 Quantative
Research Method in Communiction. I composed a survey aiming to examine
bloggers' motives, uses, and gratifications. The questionnaire is
composed
of 114 questions (I know it sounds crazy and overwhelming but I do need
enough data to do a factor analysis) and might take 20 minutes to
finish it.
You participation is of great importance to me. The survey is located
at
http://www.lidan.net/survey.html

The study is more explorary than explanary. Due to the limitation of
time
and energy, it will be a pilot study only but would work as a basis for
my
master's thesis. If you are interested in the finding of this research,
please feel free to request from me after Dec 18, 2004 via this email.
I
really appreciate your help.

I am using a "snowball" sumpling method so please forward this letter
or
pass the URL of survey (http://www.lidan.net/survey.html) to any
bloggers
you think appropriate for the survey. Thank you for your cooperation.

All best,

Dan Li
Graduate Student / Research Assistant
College of Communication
Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI 53201
414.736.4553 (c)
MSN: ykily@hotmail.com
Skype: dan_li