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Appendix 2: Interview Schedule

Facebook Use (General)

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  You indicated you’ve been on Facebook for (x amount of time) why did you initially sign up?
  
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  What encouraged you to keep using Facebook?
  
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  Talk me through your normal routine of what you do when you log on to Facebook. (Hoping this will prompt some discussion of birthdays/acknowledging birthdays/friendship maintenance on FB.)
  
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  Can you tell what has the most influence on how you use Facebook?
  
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  Have you thought carefully about how you use Facebook or does it just happen?
  
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  What are some of the outcomes of your Facebook use? Have you noticed any changes in your daily life?
  

Facebook use and friendship

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  Do you use face book to communicate with your friends? How? Why? Is it an important part of how you communicate with them?
  
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  What has been your experience with making/keeping friends over Facebook?
  
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  Has Facebook changed the way you interact with your friends? How, why/why not?
  
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  Do you have you have any friends who don’t use Facebook? (If yes, does this affect your friendship in any way?)
  
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  If you were unable to use Facebook anymore, how would this affect your friendships?
  
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    In your opinion, has Facebook helped you develop more intimate friendships?
    
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  What has been your experience with having people from different social circles all in the one place on Facebook?
  
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  Can you tell me about an experience where Facebook has made a friendship (or friendships) more difficult or complicated/better, more supportive?
  
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  You indicated on the survey that you have a lot of Facebook friends who live overseas, what role does Facebook play in your relationships with these people?
  
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  Do you think that connecting with people via Facebook makes it easier to connect with them offline? Why?
  
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  What do you do when you received an unexpected friend request from someone from your past? Any examples?
  
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    Does this have an effect about what you put on Facebook?)