Over a year ago, when the Facebook platform wasn’t a platform at all – just an API in its infancy san the features that now define the social experience on Facebook (mainly feeds, which were added later) I created the first Facebook survey for my ongoing research of the Oregon Trail computer game. I targeted the thousands of members in literally hundreds of Oregon Trail enthusiast groups as the pool from which I conducted my collection of oral histories. The survey was a great success. Since then, different scholars and groups have approached me, asking for more information about conducting their own surveys on Facebook. The most-recent survey I’ve created is for Student Pugwash USA.
Student Pugwash USA is a nonprofit devoted to educating youth about science policy. The survey is meant to gauge young voter’s knowledge and views on science policy in preparation of the upcoming 2008 elections. Many of my blog readers aren’t between 18 and 25 years old, but if you are, you’re eligible to take the survey (that was a restriction by Student Pugwash). It’ll only take a few minutes, and will help the survey be a success. It’s all multiple choice / yes/no questions.. no short answers, so there is no pressure.
I’d encourage all who can to check out the survey – perhaps you can get some ideas of how to conduct your own Facebook Survey.
Go here to take the survey: http://apps.facebook.com/spusasurvey/