Gaia Online Survey

[Zelo Omega]

Got the survey in my e-mail, here was the set of questions that is causing a real uproar.

Intro

Welcome to our poll! Harris Interactive is conducting this study on behalf of Gaia Online. By responding, you will be helping Gaia improve the community for its members. This poll should take you about 15 minutes to complete.

To thank you for participating, you will be entered into our bi-monthly sweepstakes where you could win $10,000. You will also be provided with an opportunity at the end of the poll to see how your answers compare with those of other Gaia members.

1st Question

Are you...?

Male
Female

2nd Question

In what year were you born? Please enter as a four-digit number, e.g., 1963.

3rd Question

In which country or region do you currently reside?

4th Question

Which of these online communities have you ever heard of? Please select all that apply.

NeoPets.com
HabboHotel.com
GaiaOnline.com
TheFaceBook.com
friendster.com
BeBo.com
myspace.com
Tagged.com
LiveJournal.com
Flickr.com
TagWorld.com
None of these

5th Question

During the last month, on how many days did you log on to...?

NeoPets.com []
HabboHotel.com []
GaiaOnline.com []
TheFaceBook.com []
friendster.com []
BeBo.com []
myspace.com []
Tagged.com []
LiveJournal.com []
Flickr.com []
TagWorld.com []

6th Question

How long have you been a member of Gaia Online?

Less than 1 month
1 to 2 months
3 to 6 months
7 to 12 months
More than 1 year
Not sure

7th Question

When you log on to Gaia Online, are you usually...? Please select all that apply.

On a computer in a school, college, or library
On a computer where you work
On a computer at a friend's house
On a computer at your home
Somewhere else

8th Question

When you log on to Gaia Online, who else is usually with you at the computer? Please select all that apply.

Friends
Family
Nobody - I am usually by myself.

9th Question

How did you first learn about Gaia Online?

From a search engine
From an advertisement I saw
From a friend who told me about it online
From a friend who told me about it in an offline conversation
From a link I found online
Some other way

10th Question

Think about how often you currently visit Gaia Online. How active of a Gaia Online community member do you consider yourself?

Not at all active
Somewhat active
Active
Very active
Extremely active

11th Question

Think about the first time you visited Gaia Online. Was your experience on the site...?

Worse than you expected it would be
About as you expected it would be
Better than you expected it would be

12th Question

Below are a list of some of the things you can do on Gaia Online. For each, tell us how often you do this when you visit Gaia Online. Please select one per row.

Never .....................Sometimes .....................Usually .....................Always

Create and design profiles
Earn Gaia gold
Participate in real-time events held on Gaia Online
Collect virtual items
Shopping virtual goods
Take polls/vote on things
Chat with others in Gaia Online towns
Create and share blogs
Post a message in a Gaia Online discussion forum
Role playing
Buy/Sell in the Gaia Online marketplace
Play in Gaia towns
Play multi-user games
Personalize my avatar
Create, share, and review art
Trade with others in Gaia Online
Create and share guilds
Read messages in a Gaia Online discussion forum

13th Question

Below are the things you told us you do on Gaia Online. How satisfied are you with Gaia's performance on each of these? Please select one per row.

Not at all .......Satisfied.......Somewhat Satisfied.......Satisfied .......Very Satisfied .......Extremely Satisfied

Earn Gaia gold
Participate in real-time events held on Gaia Online
Collect virtual items
Shopping virtual goods
Take polls/vote on things
Post a message in a Gaia Online discussion forum
Role playing
Buy/Sell in the Gaia Online marketplace
Play in Gaia towns
Play multi-user games
Personalize my avatar
Create, share, and review art
Trade with others in Gaia Online
Create and share guilds
Read messages in a Gaia Online discussion forum

14th Question

Below are some aspects of the Gaia Online website. How satisfied are you with each? Please select one per row.

Not at all .......Satisfied.......Somewhat Satisfied.......Satisfied .......Very Satisfied .......Extremely Satisfied

The quality of the discussions
Choices you have on how to customize your avatar
How safe the site is
How fun the site is
The look and feel of the site
How much it costs to take part in Gaia Online
The style of the artwork
How quickly the site performs
How easy it is to obtain Gaia gold
The amount of advertising you see on the site
How frequently new features are added to the site
How easy it is to navigate around the site

16th Question

How would you rate your overall satisfaction with Gaia Online?

Not at all satisfied
Somewhat satisfied
Satisfied
Very satisfied
Extremely satisfied

17th Question

Over the next 3 months, do you expect that the amount of time you spend on Gaia Online will...?

Decrease a lot
Decrease a little
Stay about the same
Increase a little
Increase a lot

18th Question

To how many other people have you recommended Gaia Online in the past 3 months?

19th Question

What do you wish you could do on Gaia Online that you currently cannot do?

20th Question

Below is a list of new website features that Gaia Online could offer. Which of these would you be highly likely to use? Please select all that apply.

More mini-games which provide more casual multi-user based flash games
Music content and hosting which allows users to display and share personal music
Gaia email which provides gaiaonline.com email address and email-related games and events
Profile skins which allow users to decorate personal profiles and web pages
Video content and hosting which allows users to display and share personal video
Battle system which allows users to participate in battle games on Gaia
Image hosting which provides storage for images such as art, photo, and signature
Pet system which allows users to customize and collect pets on Gaia
None of these

21st Question

How much do the words below describe the people who you interact with on Gaia Online? Select one per row.
Does not describe at all Describes a little Describes a lot
Regular people
People who have a lot of friends
People who influence other people
Competitive
People who hate advertising
Expressive and social
On the cutting edge of new things
Popular
Geeky
People who are like me
Anti-social
Fun
Anime fans
Online shoppers
Creative/Artistic

22nd Question (aka, the uproar question)

The Gaia Online community exists to serve its members. If Gaia Online wanted to add more features to better serve the community, what would be the best way to raise the money needed to offer those new features?
Now, we will present some ideas and will ask you what you think about them.

Idea 1:

Charging a small fee to use a "premium" portion of the site, such as special events, and more space for hosting.

How acceptable do you think this idea would be to the community of Gaia members?
Not at all acceptable
Somewhat acceptable
Acceptable
Very acceptable
Extremely acceptable

23rd Question

Assuming the price was reasonable, how likely would you personally be to pay for this?
Not at all likely
Somewhat likely
Likely
Very likely
Extremely likely

24th Question

For a small fee, on your cell phone, you could be alerted when new postings appear in the Gaia message boards or when people respond to your postings. You could also send a text message which would post to the Gaia boards.

How acceptable do you think this idea would be to the community of Gaia members?
Not at all acceptable
Somewhat acceptable
Acceptable
Very acceptable
Extremely acceptable

25th Question

Assuming the price was reasonable, how likely would you personally be to pay for this?
Not at all likely
Somewhat likely
Likely
Very likely
Extremely likely

26th Question

Idea 3:
For a small fee, you could download your customized avatar to your cell phone.

How acceptable do you think this idea would be to the community of Gaia members?
Not at all acceptable
Somewhat acceptable
Acceptable
Very acceptable
Extremely acceptable

27th Question

Assuming the price was reasonable, how likely would you personally be to pay for this?
Not at all likely
Somewhat likely
Likely
Very likely
Extremely likely

28th Question (aka; the other big uproar question)

Idea 4:
Corporate sponsorships in Gaia towns and events. Sponsor's name and logo will be displayed in Gaia towns or events, but users will not be forced to click or view additional information.

How acceptable do you think this idea would be to the community of Gaia members?

Not at all acceptable
Somewhat acceptable
Acceptable
Very acceptable
Extremely acceptable

29th Question

Typically, how much Gaia Gold do you earn in a day?

30th Question

Typically, how much Gaia Gold do you earn in a week?

31st Question

Suppose you found something online that you would like to buy. How would you be most likely to pay for it?
With my own credit card
With my own debit card
With someone else's credit/debit card
By sending in a check via "snail" mail
With a PayPal account
Some other way
I would never make an online purchase

32nd Question

How often do you download software (for games, media players, web browsers) onto your computer from the Internet?
Never
Seldom
Occasionally
Frequently

33rd Question

In the past month, have you clicked on an online advertisement to get more information?
Yes
No

34th Question

Do you use your cell phone...? Please select all that apply.
To download ringtones
To play mobile games
To access instant messaging
To download wallpaper
To text message
To email
To access the Internet (browse the Web)
To check updates (news, stocks, sports, etc.)
I have a cell phone, but I do not use any of these functions.
I do not have or use a cell phone.

35th Question

Sometimes a person may reside in one country, but he/she is a citizen of another country. Of what country are you a citizen? If you hold citizenship in more than one country, please indicate the country you consider your primary country of citizenship.

36th Question

In what state or territory do you currently reside?

37th Question

What is your zip code? Please enter only the first five digits.

38th Question

What type of Internet connection do you have for your home computer or other primary computer?
14.4k modem
28.8k modem
33.6k modem
56k modem
Cable modem
T1 or T3 line
ISDN line
ADSL/DSL
Other
Not sure

39th Question

Excluding email, how many hours per week do you spend on the Internet or World Wide Web?

40th Question

Does anyone else use the email address to which this survey's invitation was sent?
Yes, someone else uses the same email address as I do.
No, no one else uses my email address.
I'm not sure if anyone else uses my email address

41st Question

What is your employment status? Please check all that apply.
Employed full time
Employed part time
Self-employed
Not employed, but looking for work
Not employed and not looking for work
Retired
Student
Homemaker

42nd Question

What is the highest level of education you have completed or the highest degree you have received?
Less than high school
Some high school
High school or equivalent (e.g., GED)
Some college, but no degree
Associate's degree
College (e.g., B.A., B.S.)
Some graduate school, but no degree
Graduate school (e.g., M.S., M.D., Ph.D.)

43rd Question

Compared to all households in your country in the year 2005, what do you think your overall total household income was?
Very much below average (less than one-third the average income)
Below average (less than one-half the average income)
Somewhat below average
About average for my country
Somewhat above average
Above average (more than double the average income)
Very much above average (more than triple the average income)
Decline to answer

44th Question

Which of the following income categories best describes your total 2005 household income before taxes?

Less than $15,000
$15,000 to $24,999
$25,000 to $34,999
$35,000 to $49,999
$50,000 to $74,999
$75,000 to $99,999
$100,000 to $124,999
$125,000 to $149,999
$150,000 to $199,999
$200,000 to $249,999
$250,000 or more
Decline to answer

45th Question

Are you of Hispanic origin, such as Latin American, Mexican, Puerto Rican, or Cuban?

Yes, of Hispanic origin
No, not of Hispanic origin
Decline to answer

46th Question

Do you consider yourself...?

White
Black
African American
Asian or Pacific Islander
Native American or Alaskan native
Mixed racial background
Other race
Decline to answer

47th Question

Would you like to be entered into the sweepstakes for this survey? If you select "no", you will not be entered into the sweepstakes.
Yes
No

48th Question

As part of our continual effort to improve your survey-taking experience, we would like to ask you about your experience with this survey.

Please indicate how much you agree or disagree with the following statement.

The questions in this survey were easy to understand.
Strongly disagree
Disagree
Somewhat disagree
Neither agree nor disagree
Somewhat agree
Agree
Strongly agree

And, that's all the question. This survey seems to have caused a great uproar in the Site Feedback with some people saying the admins are lowly bastards, corporate sellouts/whores, etc.