MIT Weblog Survey

Hi there,

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is conducting an important
academic study regarding weblogs. We are investigating the role of
weblogs in the lives of their authors. Does your weblog make you more
connected to the rest of society? Does it increase your chances of
getting a job or finding information that you are looking for? To answer
these questions, which are very important to our research, we ask for
your help.

Your weblog has been randomly selected as part of a small group among
millions to represent the entire community of weblog authors. We
obtained this email address from what we assume is your weblog:
http://shriram.blogspot.com/

If this is NOT your weblog, we would appreciate it if you could tell us
by clicking on this link:

This is not a commercial marketing survey, but scholarly research to be
used in academic publications such as journals, conferences and books.
By participating in this study you will be assisting scientific research
and contributing to a better understanding of how weblogs are
influencing people's lives. We would like you to please fill out our
short survey (about 15 minutes or less, on average).
To take the survey, either follow this link:

or use the following information to log in:
http://blogsurvey.media.mit.edu

Your help is greatly appreciated. If you have any questions or concerns,
feel free to contact me, or consult the link at the end of this email.
Yours Sincerely,
Cameron Marlow
MIT Media Laboratory

I found this mail first thing yesterday morning in my inbox. It is kind of flattering to know that your blog has been randomly selected for the survey from among 5000 odd blogs.

Anyway, I've taken part in the survey and am eagerly waiting for the results which will be out sometime in August.