Delayed propagation on Twitter (academic study)

Thank you for taking the time to complete the following survey. The information you provide will be used to help an academic study on the effects of delayed propagation on social networks such as Twitter. This study is being conducted by Pedro Alves (pedro.h.alves@ist.utl.pt), a PhD candidate at the Technical University of Lisbon. I'd be glad to share the results, just shoot me an email.

1.

How many people do you follow on twitter? *

< 50
50 - 100
100 - 200
200 - 500
500 - 1000
> 1000

2.

How much time do you spend on twitter per day (on the site or using a twitter application such as tweetdeck or seesmic)? *

< 5 min
5 min - 30 min
30 min - 60 min
> 60 min

3.

How many times do you check on twitter per day? *

I'm almost always connected
At least once every ten minutes
At least once every hour
A few times per day
At most once

4.

On Twitter, what is your maximum tolerable delay for receiving a tweet from each type of source? That is, instead of receiving the tweet immediately, the tweet would arrive after a certain amount of time. How much time would you tolerate before becoming annoyed about it? *

Matrix question empty cell	None. I want it as soon as possible	1 min	5 min	10 min	30 min	1 hour	A few hours	I don't care. As long as it arrives sometime, I'll be fine
News source (e.g., CNN)	News source (e.g., CNN) None. I want it as soon as possible	News source (e.g., CNN) 1 min	News source (e.g., CNN) 5 min	News source (e.g., CNN) 10 min	News source (e.g., CNN) 30 min	News source (e.g., CNN) 1 hour	News source (e.g., CNN) A few hours	News source (e.g., CNN) I don't care. As long as it arrives sometime, I'll be fine
Celebrity (e.g., Lady Gaga)	Celebrity (e.g., Lady Gaga) None. I want it as soon as possible	Celebrity (e.g., Lady Gaga) 1 min	Celebrity (e.g., Lady Gaga) 5 min	Celebrity (e.g., Lady Gaga) 10 min	Celebrity (e.g., Lady Gaga) 30 min	Celebrity (e.g., Lady Gaga) 1 hour	Celebrity (e.g., Lady Gaga) A few hours	Celebrity (e.g., Lady Gaga) I don't care. As long as it arrives sometime, I'll be fine
Close friend	Close friend None. I want it as soon as possible	Close friend 1 min	Close friend 5 min	Close friend 10 min	Close friend 30 min	Close friend 1 hour	Close friend A few hours	Close friend I don't care. As long as it arrives sometime, I'll be fine
Acquaintance	Acquaintance None. I want it as soon as possible	Acquaintance 1 min	Acquaintance 5 min	Acquaintance 10 min	Acquaintance 30 min	Acquaintance 1 hour	Acquaintance A few hours	Acquaintance I don't care. As long as it arrives sometime, I'll be fine
Other	Other None. I want it as soon as possible	Other 1 min	Other 5 min	Other 10 min	Other 30 min	Other 1 hour	Other A few hours	Other I don't care. As long as it arrives sometime, I'll be fine

5.

When you search for a topic to follow on twitter (e.g., following an #hashtag about some event), how would you prefer the most to receive the results? *

I don't search
Immediately, one by one (the current solution)
Summarized in a digest, every 5 minutes
Summarized in a digest, every 5 minutes but results from close friends still show up immediately
Daily digest with statistical info
Other, please specify Other, please specify

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