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Metro needs you!Wednesday, November 1, 2006 11METRO

So, what isit all about?Urban Life is Metro’s new and innovativestudy of ‘Urbanites’ – young, full-timeworking professionals in Greater Dublin.Every year we will research the opinions,attitudes and lifestyles of up 2,000 Metroreaders, asking for their views oneverything from current affairs to coolbrands; environmental issues to must-see movies; mobile phones tomulticulturalism.

What do I get out of it?We’re genuinely interested in youropinions on the key issues of the dayand you can share these views withMetro’s editorial team. The results willhelp to fuel a large number of stories inMetro next year. As if that wasn’tenough, we’re also giving away e27,000in prizes – hundreds of e30 HMVvouchers and one e1,000 cash prizeafter each of our main surveys. And ifyou stay with us for a whole year andcomplete five or more of our six mainsurveys, you will be entered into our prizedraw for one e3,000 cash prize.

What’s involved?Taking part is easy. Urban Life iscomprised of six main surveys, the firstone in November and then one every sixweeks. All surveys are online, so you cantake them any time of day or night thatsuits you (within our survey periods).We’ll e-mail you when each one is readyto complete, with each one taking onlyabout 15 minutes.

Sign me up nowIf you are interested in taking part inUrban Life, please go to the websitewww.myurbanlife.ie/join and followthe simple instructions. Alternatively,FREE TEXT to 50100 to registeryour interest. Text TNS (space) first

name (space) e-mail address (forexample, text TNS then your name,

then, yourname@emailaddress.ie).Places are limited on the Urban Life

project, so please register early to avoiddisappointment.

L IFE – it can be a pain. You commute, you work,you queue, you pay bills, you commute somemore. But it’s not all bad. There’s food and drink,

celebrities and fashion, shopping and gadgets, musicand sport, and even the odd bit of sunshine, too.

Love it or hate it, Metro wants to know what YOUthink about it. We are calling on all ‘Urbanites’ – young,full-time working professionals in Dublin – to giveMetro a piece of your mind.

We want you to tell us your opinions on everythingfrom clothes to cars, entertainment to the environment.Who do you love? Who do you hate? Which politiciansare crooked? Which celebrities are straight? Tell us!

Taking part could not be easier. By simply loggingonto www.myurbanlife.ie/join, you can instantlybecome part of the Metro Urban Life panel.

The quick survey won’t take more than 15 minutes.There will be six main surveys, starting in November,

followed by one every six weeks.Don’t worry, we’ll e-mail you when they’re ready. But

places are limited, so sign up ASAP! Each questionnaireis broken down into five sections:

There’s Have Your Say, where you’ll be asked youropinion on ‘hot topics’, such as Third World debt,Madonna’s adoption, or Bertie’s payments scandal.

Urban Life poses questions relevant to city living; forexample, the most desirable neighbourhoods to live in,the size of your friendship network, the best nightlife intown and the worst urban social problems.

Media and Entertainment asks about your favouritemovies, music and books. In the Products section, we’llbe asking what brands you must have – and must not.

And then there’s the best bit – Urban Rant. You aregiven free rein to sound off about a particular topic toyour heart’s content, such as fashion crimes, parents,public transport, or what’s on TV.

‘What’s the point?’ you say, ‘And what’s in it for me?’You will be helping Metro understand exactly what it

is our readers want. And in return for your help, we aregiving away E27,000 in prizes.

There are hundreds of E30 HMV vouchers up forgrabs, and everyone who completes a main survey isentered into a draw for a E1,000 cash prize.

And if you stick with us and complete five of our sixmain surveys, you could win E3,000 in cash.

Metro is giving you a voice – use it!It could be worth your while…