How Mobile Are We?
Interesting Pew study on Internet Typologies finds 39% of the adult population have increased their use and reliance on mobile devices; 61% are less drawn to this form of technology.
See http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1162/internet-typology-users-mobile-communication-devices for article.
Ten typologies were listed: Digital Collaborators, Ambivalent Networkers, Media Movers, Roving Nodes, Mobile Newbies, Desktop Veterans, Drifting Surfers, Information Encumbered, Tech Indifferent, and Off the Network.
You can take their quiz to see what typology fits you - Share it here and tell us why it does/doesn't fit.
I would have told you mine, but the quiz was "down" for modifications!
Comments
Hi Catherine, I heard about this survey on NPR. Thanks for posting the link to it.
I completed the quiz and I am a Digital Collaborator.
Here's what it says about me - I think it's accurate:
If you are a Digital Collaborator, you use information technology to work with and share your creations with others. You are enthusiastic about how ICTs help you connect with others and confident in how to manage digital devices and information. For you, the digital commons can be a camp, a lab, or a theater group – places to gather with others to develop something new.
Posted by: Amy Garrett Dikkers | March 30, 2009 9:20 PM