I’m in the planning phase for the new version of Ben Stone Online. Yes, this little site is getting an upgrade. It’s going to be major. I’m interested in getting your feedback on a few things, so I’ve decided to create a little survey. If you want to help out the site and make it better, please go through this survey and let me know how you feel either via the comments on this post, or via email at siteversion2survey @ (this website).com

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Site Version 2 Survey:

NOTE: I do NOT want your answers to be biased by how you think I might react. I don’t care if you criticise my site. Actually, I want you to criticise it. Be as harsh as you can. Then I can learn what to make better.

1. Do you like the current design? Why (not)?
2. What do you expect from a good site?
3. Do you like blue? What is your favourite colour?
4. Do you watch the videos on the site?
5. If more video content was on the site, would you watch it?
6. Would you expect the videos to be embedded with a Flash Player instead of Windows Media?
7. If the site had a discussion forum, would you:
   1. Browse it?
   2. Contribute?
   3. Tell other people to join?
8. If this site had a wiki, would you:
   1. Browse it?
   2. Contribute?
   3. Tell other people to contribute?
9. If this site had a bug tracker for projects Ben is working on, would you:
   1. Browse it?
   2. Contribute?
   3. Tell other people to contribute?
10. Would you visit the site less if there was advertising, either banner ads or Google AdSense contextual ads?
11. Do I blog often enough? If no, how often do you expect me to blog?
12. What is your favourite blog post I have posted?
13. If this were Digg (it’s not going to be, but if it were) which of these categories of stories would you be most likely to digg?
    1. Windows
    2. Open Source
    3. Xbox
    4. Programming
    5. Reverse Engineering
    6. Digital Media (ie. video etc)
    7. Home Networking
    8. School stories
    9. Modifications to hardware and software
    10. Geek lifestyle stories
    11. Anti-DRM / Anti-RIAA / Anti-MPAA stories
14. Do you read content on this site via RSS?
15. What browser are you using, and what is your screen resolution? (I know, I can get this from my stats, but still)
16. Do you expect a site’s main navigation to be across the top, or down the left hand side?
17. Do you like AJAX?
18. If Ben Stone Online was moulded into your image from the answers you just gave, would you help to publicise it by telling people about it?

As my ideas for what I’m going to slowly materialise over the next week or so, there may be another survey to fill out if you want. While it’s completely optional, remember: with your feedback, I can make this site not suck.

–Ben

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