Interesting opportunity to forecast the future. Barry Wellman _______________________________________________________________________ S.D. Clark Professor of Sociology, FRSC NetLab Director Centre for Urban & Community Studies University of Toronto 455 Spadina Avenue Room 418 Toronto Canada M5S 2G8 http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman fax:+1-416-978-7162 Updating history: http://chass.utoronto.ca/oldnew/cybertimes.php Elvis wouldn't be singing "Return to Sender" these days _______________________________________________________________________ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 08:35:33 -0500 From: Cornelia Carter-Sykes <ccarter-sykes@pewinternet.org> To: wellman@chass.utoronto.ca Subject: Take a Pew Internet survey on the future of the internet Resent-Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:01:14 -0500 (EST) Resent-From: pewinternet@mail-list.com The Pew Internet Project and Elon University are conducting an ongoing survey of stakeholders about the future of the internet, and we would like to include your views in our research. This web-based survey about international concerns and the internet follows two previous surveys of thousands of internet stakeholders that measured the expected impact of the internet over the next decade (to see the results, please go to www.elon.edu/e-web/predictions/expertsurveys/default.xhtml <https://webmail.pewresearch.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.elon.ed u/e-web/predictions/expertsurveys/default.xhtml> ). We hope you'll take 10 to 15 minutes to fill out our survey (to participate, you must use Firefox, Internet Explorer or Safari as your browser). You will find the survey at: http://websurveyor.net/wsb.dll/WSGateway?surveyid=195410 <https://webmail.pewresearch.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://websurveyor .net/wsb.dll/WSGateway?surveyid=195410> The survey asks you to assess several potential scenarios tied to the future of the internet and to contribute your own thoughts about what you believe should or will happen by the year 2020. This is a confidential survey, however, we encourage you to take credit for your thoughts. After each question, you are invited to explain or expand on your views. Each elaboration you provide will remain anonymous unless you put your name at the start of it. When you begin the survey, please use this personal identification number (PIN): 1001 The Pew Internet Project will issue a report based on this survey in the spring; we expect the results to be useful to policy makers, scholars and those in the information technology industry. Material from this survey will be added to the Elon University/Pew Internet website, Imagining the Internet (www.imaginingtheinternet.org <https://webmail.pewresearch.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.imagini ngtheinternet.org/> ). We will not use your name or email address for any purpose other than this research project, and we will not share your information with outside solicitors. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at lrainie@psra.org. Thank you, Lee Rainie Director, Pew Internet & American Life Project 1615 L Street NW Suite 700 Washington, D.C. 20036 http://www.pewinternet.org <https://webmail.pewresearch.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.pewinte rnet.org> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ To subscribe, send a blank message to pewinternet-on@mail-list.com To unsubscribe, send a blank message to pewinternet-off@mail-list.com To change your email address, send a message to pewinternet-change@mail-list.com with your old address in the Subject: line To contact the list owner, send your message to pewinternet-list-owner@mail-list.com http://www.pewinternet.org To unsubscribe, or change your email address, click here. http://cgi.mail-list.com/u?ln=pewinternet&nm=wellman@chass.utoronto.ca This message was launched into cyberspace to wellman@chass.utoronto.ca