In concert with its findings that technology users fall into different categories (those researchers… always ahead of the curve!) Pew has released a quiz you can take to measure what kind of technology user you are. I fell into the “omnivore” category, even though I disagreed with statements such as ” I believe I am more productive because of all of my electronic devices.”
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Thanks for that link it was very interesting. I too am an omnivore and thought it amusing that most are under 30 year old males!
I’m a Lackluster Veteran. A perfect description; made me laugh. I was skeptical the quiz could peg me, but it did. I recently did a quickie “test your American accent” quiz, also skeptically, and it was right on. The Pew quiz didn’t ask about being easily amused by online quizzes …
Another lackluster veteran…tho’ this was pretty funny:
>>Who They Are
This group has a median age of 40 and has a lot of online experience, as the typical Lackluster Veteran has been online for about 10 years. Most of them are men – 65% – and they are well educated and comfortably financially. Some 41% are parents of a child under the age of 18.
ae, 59 ..years online? 24 .. Woman, not man .. children? baby is 28. I think Pew needs to recalibrate the questionnaire..or? catch up with librarians?!
I am also not young, ethnically diverse, or male. I also think I both am overwhelmed by technology and find it useful.
Another omnivore who does not fit the description in the least. They definitely need to recalibrate that for librarians.
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