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Interviewing Facebook Users

A useful post was this one at ReadWriteWeb again. It's a great list of questions to ask your Facebook users about their use of Facebook. I think asking these questions of a few of your users will help you learn more from your users.

15 Questions for an Early Facebook User by Alex Iskold

Here are the interview questions:

BASICS

When did you first become a Facebook user?
What are your typical activities on Facebook?
What is the social impact of Facebook?
How did it change the way you keep in touch with your friends?

FUNCTIONALITY

What Facebook features you could not live without?
What features do you wish Facebook had?
What do you think of the Facebook user interface?
How did the Facebook platform changed enhance your usage of Facebook?
Do you have a lot of applications installed?
How about your friends?

PRIVACY

Do you trust Facebook with your personal information?
What have you seen that people have shared that you found out of line?
What sort of things would you hesitate to share?

ADVERTISING / SHOPPING

What do you think of Facebook advertising?
Would you purchase books, movies, or music if you saw that your friends bought them?
What if you knew that they were getting commission every time you bought something?

THE LONG TERM IMPACT

Would you still use Facebook after you graduate?
Would you be comfortable using Facebook to connect with your co-workers?
Where will Facebook be in 5 years?

Add you own interests and questions too.

Stphen

Full post as published by Stephen's Lighthouse on January 07, 2008 (boomark / email).