SpicyNodes is a fresh way to explore information on the Web. Each node is an interactive, bite-sized chunk of information. You can see the big picture and the way each node relates to others around it, and then drill down for more detail.

We’d appreciate your time to answer this survey, to give us a better sense of why some people love SpicyNodes and other people hate it. This survey asks a few questions about what you thought about SpicyNodes, you and your personality, and your thoughts about web sites. If you don’t know an answer, use your best guess.

All questions are optional.

1. Do you like the nodes?
2. Did you experience any problems when you explored the nodes?
3. Do you have any comments or feedback about the nodes?

Now some questions about you...

4. Your city and country
5. What kind of work or school do you do?
6. Your age
7. Your gender
8. How proficient are you in reading English?
9. What is your interest in “technology”?
10. Size of your monitor (approximately)
11. Have you seen or used concept or mind maps (on paper or software)?

We would see how different people’s personalities and learning style affect their experience with SpicyNodes.

Please read each question or statement and choose the most appropriate answer. Some will be difficult to answer, but try to respond according to how you would react most often...

12. What kind of attention span do you have?
13. You usually remember more from a meeting or class lecture when:
14. You usually solve problems by:
15. You remember phone numbers (when you can’t write them down) by:
16. You find it easiest to learn something new by:
17. You remember most clearly from a movie:
18. When you go to the grocery store, you:
19. You are trying to remember something and so you:
20. You learn a foreign language best by:
21. You are confused about the correct spelling of a word and so you:
22. You enjoy reading most when you can read:
23. You usually remember people you have met by their:
24. You are distracted most by:
25. You usually dress:
26. You can’t do anything physical and you can’t read, so you choose to:

And finally, a few questions about what you think about web sites...

27. Now some more general questions... In your opinion, how important are the following elements of a web site?
CONTENT:
a. Engaging writing style
b. Good visual design
c. Up-to-date information or postings
d. Broad range of topics and levels of detail
e. Interactive or personalized content
f. Multimedia, videos or audio
g. Social networking or community features
h. Having a nodemap (like SpicyNodes)
ACCESSIBILITY:
i. A site map
j. A local search engine
k. Accessibility for non-English speakers
l. Access for disabled users
m. Access for low-literacy readers
n. Printable versions of content

Thanks again for your time and your comments!