openBC survey

How important is "networking" for you personally, i.e. maintaining existing contacts and acquiring new contacts from already existing business contacts?

Very important

Not important at all

Don't know

Networking on the Internet (openBC, LinkedIn, etc.)

Networking offline at events (alumni organisations, association meetings, etc.)

Networking offline with friends, acquaintances, business partners

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Dear openBC user!

We are pleased to invite you to participate in the second international openBC study "Communication & Networking"! The aim of the study is to learn more about global B2B communications and networking methods.
Your participation also helps us modify openBC to more closely match your needs and preferences.

Win a prize for taking part. Two hundred annual memberships will be given away in a draw held in January 2006. Join us!

Your openBC-Team

By filling out this questionnaire you are helping us to adapt our website to better meet your needs. The questionnaire consists of 4 sections which take approximately 10-12 minutes to complete.
Please answer the questions in order by checking the boxes or entering your answers into the text fields. Do NOT return to a previous page as this may cause the connection to be lost. Should you have any problems or questions please contact: openBC at fittkaumaass.de.

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And now you can start!

Which of the following devices do you personally own? Please select all answers that apply
	Computer/PC
	Laptop/notebook
	Mobile telephone
	Smartphone (combination of mobile telephone and PDA)
	Personal organiser/PDA/Palmtop
	BlackBerry
	Tablet PC
	Wireless LAN equipment
	Media centre device (for TV, DVD, CD, etc.)
	None of these

How do you manage your business contacts? Please select all answers that apply
	On a PC, notebook, etc. only used by me
	On a mobile phone, PDF, smartphone, etc. only used by me
	On a PC, notebook, etc. also used by others
	On a host computer (server on which a database is installed)
	On a Web site/Web organiser (e.g. plaxo.com, yahoo.com)
	Using a paper calendar/organiser
	Other

Which of the following forms of Internet communication do you use?
	(Several times) every day	Several times per week	Once per week	Less than once per week	Never
E-mail
Chat (online discussion in real time)
Electronic postcards (e-cards)
Newsgroups
Blogs
E-mail newsletters, mailing lists
Instant messenger (e.g. ICQ, MSN, AIM)
RSS reader
Internet telephony (VoIP, e.g. Skype)
Internet video telephony/conferences

And how important for you are the following communication channels for maintaining contacts?
	Very important	Not important at all	Don't know
Networking platforms on the Internet (e.g. at openBC, at LinkedIn)
E-mail
Internet Messenger
Telephone
Internet telephony (Voice over IP, e.g. Skype)
Club or association meetings
Conferences, trade fairs, seminars, conventions

If you actively maintain contacts, how much time on average do you spend doing so in a normal working week?
	Less than half an hour	Half an hour to less than an hour	One hour to less than three hours	Three hours or more
At networking platforms on the Internet (e.g. at openBC, at LinkedIn)
By e-mail
By Internet messenger
By telephone
By Internet telephony (VoIP, e.g. Skype)
At club or association meetings
At conferences, trade fairs, seminars, conventions

At which of the following networking platforms listed are you registered as a member?
	Am a registered user	Am a registered user, but don't use it anymore	I know about it, but don't use it	Don't know about it
aSmallWorld
ecademy
eConozco
LinkedIn
Linkist
openBC
Orkut
Ryze
Soflow
Spoke
Tianji
tribe
Viaduc
ZeroDegrees

Should you have any problems or questions, please contact: openBC at fittkaumaass.de
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