Study on exchange of support and the development of trust in communities on net

June 19, 2006

[Moderators note: This study is being conducted with the active

support of the moderator. Your participation in this study, though,

it is voluntary, will be appreciated. The result will be shared with

the FORUM. Thank you]

Sub: Study on the exchange of support and the development of trust

in communities on the internet

Dear member of the community AIDS INDIA e FORUM,

I would like to ask for your participation in a research project of

the Eindhoven University of technology (The Netherlands). This

project analyzes the exchange of support and the development of

trust in communities on the internet. You can be assured of complete

confidentiality of your answers, which will moreover be used for

this research project only. Note that I would appreciate your

participation, even if you are an inactive user of the community.

Completion will take anywhere between 10-20 minutes. This is

valuable time. But it is not lost. The results of this project will

be of use to every community member interested in enhancing the

development of trust between members. If you would like to receive a

short report of the results, please indicate this during the

filling out of the questions.

You can find the questionnaire at the following web site:

When you enter the site, please copy and paste the following code:

79000

If you have any comments or questions, do not hesitate to contact

me. I am ready to reply and answer them. If you want to have

background information about the project, please have a look at

As an appreciation of your support we will draw five lots for 10$

Amazon email-vouchers among those who complete the questionnaire.

Thank you very much for your assistance.

Sincerely,

Marieke Kleemans

Faculty of Technology Management

Eindhoven University of Technology

The Netherlands

Email: <M.A.A.Kleemans@...>

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