Dear participants,

Dr. Xiaojun Yuan (faculty member) from the department of Information Studies, Dima

Kassab (Ph.D. student) and Jami Cotler (Ph.D. student) from the department of Informatics

at SUNY at Albany are starting the second phase of the project "Understanding the

information needs and search behaviors of mobile Internet' users." The objective of this phase

is to collect more information regarding the daily use of mobile social networks. We would

like to invite you to participate in our research study. You may participate if you are over 18

years old, have a mobile data plan, and familiar with the mobile Internet.

Participants will be asked to fill in a survey. The survey takes about 10 minutes. It

includes questions regarding your device and your use of social networks. Your participation

will be anonymous.

Participation in this study is voluntary. You will have the chance to give us your

suggestions and comments regarding mobile social networks. This information will be used

to improve the mobile social network use.

This study has been approved by the Institutional Review Board in UAlbany.

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If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Dima Kassab at

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Your Rights as a Participant

If you have questions concerning your rights as a research participant or if you wish to report

any concerns about the study, please contact the University at Albany’s Office of Regulatory

Research Compliance at its toll-free phone number 1-866-857-5459 or via email at

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