Invitation to Participate in a Social Media Study

You are invited to participate in a research study which will ask you about your social-network use and preferences, and the cultural characteristics you perceive in social media. My name is Mari D. González, and I am a student in the Masters in Intercultural Relations Program at the University of the Pacific, School of International Studies. You were selected as a possible participant in this study because of your interest in social-network sites.

This study will compare second-generation Latinos/Hispanics in the U.S or native-born (born in the U.S.) with at least one foreign-born parent (parent born in Latin America: Mexico, Central America and South America) vs. dominant culture (people who predominately identify as U.S.-white and do not identify with a particular U.S. ethnic minority).

You will receive a Peet’s Coffee & Tea gift card  of $5.00 as a thank you for your participation. Social-network users who identify with either cultural group are encouraged to participate.

If interested, please go to Social Media Study include your email at the end of survey to contact you and set up a 45 min. phone interview. Please email me at maridgonzalez@yahoo.com for more information.

About Mari D. Gonzalez
Mari is currently finishing a graduate program in Intercultural Relations at the University of the Pacific, School of International Studies. Her research interest is in Latinos/Hispanics as consumers of digital media; language and culture in website localization, social media, eCommerce and user interface adaptation. In 2005, she founded IXMATI Communications, a consulting firm that conducts cross-cultural market research and provides translation services. IXMATI has helped companies and organizations such as, John Muir Medical Center, The Contra Costa Times and The City of Concord to better understand the Latino/Hispanic consumer. Mari presented her research findings on bilingual digital media use at the 2009 U.C. Berkeley Globalization Conference (LISA) and she is available for speaking engagements. You can reach her at gonzalezmarid@gmail.com

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