Are you an Omnivore or a Connector?

What kind of digital citizen are you? Pew Internet and American Life Project have conducted a survey designed to classify Americans into different groups of technology users. The survey results shows just how many people still find the web unsatisfactory

49% of Americans only occasionally use modern gadgetry
and many others bristle at electronic connectivity

In our industry we tend to talk a lot to the web savvy ICT enthusiasts, the 8% of web users that Pew describes as Omnivores. The survey is another reminder of the large chunk of customers out there who don’t consume information goods and services at a high rate or use them as a platform for participation and selfexpression, they regard ICT with suspicion or frustration. Pew have created a quiz that allows you to check out what category of their typology you fit into…if you read this blog then you are probably an Omnivore or maybe a Connector.

Survey report PDFTypology of Information and Communication Technology Users

 

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