[Chapter-delegates] Measuring On-line Skills and experience

[Veni Markovski]

At 06:37 5/13/2007  -0400, Michael R Nelson wrote:

>You can also take a simple "Internet typology" quiz at 
><http://www.pewinternet.org/quiz/>http://www.pewinternet.org/quiz/

I just took the quiz. Here are my results:

Based on your answers to the questionnaire, you most closely resemble 
survey respondents within the Omnivores typology group. This does not 
mean that you necessarily fit every group characteristic.

Omnivores make up 8% of the American public.

Basic Description
Members of this group use their extensive suite of technology tools 
to do an enormous range of things online, on the go, and with their 
cell phones. Omnivores are highly engaged with video online and 
digital content. Between blogging, maintaining their Web pages, 
remixing digital content, or posting their creations to their 
websites, they are creative participants in cyberspace.

Defining Characteristics
You might see them watching video on an iPod. They might talk about 
their video games or their participation in virtual worlds the way 
their parents talked about their favorite TV episode a generation 
ago. Much of this chatter will take place via instant messages, 
texting on a cell phone, or on personal blogs. Omnivores are 
particularly active in dealing with video content. Most have video or 
digital cameras, and most have tried watching TV on a non-television 
device, such as a laptop or a cell phone.

Omnivores embrace all this connectivity, feeling confident in how 
they manage information and their many devices. This puts information 
technology at the center of how they express themselves, do their 
jobs, and connect to their friends.

Who They Are
They are young, ethnically diverse, and mostly male (70%). The median 
age is 28; just more than half of them are under age 30, versus one 
in five in the general population. Over half are white (64%) and 11% 
are black (compared to 12% in the general population). 
English-speaking Hispanics make up 18% of this group. Perhaps 
unsurprisingly, many (42% versus the 13% average) of Omnivores are students.


best,
veni