Netsurfer RSS Survey 2004 In order to improve how we present our content - and who are we kidding, improve our revenue too - we'd like to ask your opinion about RSS feeds. Don't know what an RSS feed is? That's fine, we'd like to know that too. Basically, we're trying to get a better handle on how our potential readers use RSS feeds, and how tolerant they may be of ads in RSS feeds. Thank you!

4 questions about you 1.    You work in Computers and information technology Science and engineering Healthcare Legal or financial industry Media Consumer or retail products and services Energy, transportation, or other industries Government Non-profits or other institutions Other 2.    Your annual income is < $25,000 $25,001 - $50,000 $50,001 - $80,000 $80,001 - $120,000 > $120,001 3.    You were born before 1946 1946 - 1955 1956 - 1964 1964 - 1979 after 1979 4.    You are Male Female 10 questions about your reading preferences 1. You read the Netsurfer Digest section Breaking surf (news) never sometimes regularly Online culture never sometimes regularly Online Travel never sometimes regularly Arts and Entertainment never sometimes regularly Books and E-zines never sometimes regularly Software never sometimes regularly Netsurfer Recommendations (books, music, etc) never sometimes regularly Surfing Science never sometimes regularly Surfing Sites never sometimes regularly Flotsam and Jetsam (odd tidbits) never sometimes regularly 2.    You have been a Netsurfer Digest reader since about 1994 1998 2000 2002 2004 3. You found out about Netsurfer Digest from Other websites Blogs Search engine results Advertising or promotional info Word of mouth Other sources       4. You would subscribe to Netsurfer Digest for Free with ads and all* US$10/yr and ads US$10/yr and no ads US$20/yr and no ads Other       * "and all" includes (1) providing more detailed demographic information that would be shared with advertisers without individual identification and (2) receiving periodic promotional mailings. 5. Other local and special interest publications you read (fairly) regularly include Local (city) newspapers College newspapers Professional journals Blogs Other       6. You get news and other content online < 10% of the time 11 - 25% 25 - 50% 51 - 75% 76 - 100% 7. You use an RSS-based or similar newsreader Yes No What's that? 8. You would read an e-zine with more in-depth coverage of specific topics* Monthly Every two to three months Hardly ever/never * For example, our inactive Netsurfer Focus publication. See the 1995 NSF coverage on e-commerce at http://www.netsurf.com/nsf/v01/02/nsf.01.02a.html. 9. In-depth topics of interest include Leading edge technology, such as RFID or nanomaterials Science, such as stem cells or global warming Medicine and health, such as obesity or Alzheimer's disease Social issues, such as privacy or generational competition for resources Economics and finance, such as offshoring or behavioral finance Surprise me Other       10. Other comments and suggestions