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What kind of tech user are you? (online quiz)

PostPosted: Sun May 06, 2007 7:05 pm
by dolphinius_rex
I saw this link off of a Yahoo news story, and thought it was nifty:
http://www.pewinternet.org/quiz/index.asp

Apparently, I'm an omnivore:

Where do you fit?
Your 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.

PostPosted: Mon May 07, 2007 9:55 am
by LoneWolf
Ominvore as well.

No fair...there is no option for "carnivore". ;)

PostPosted: Mon May 07, 2007 11:49 am
by hoxlund
same exact results as dolphinius_rex

was very short quiz that didn't narrow people down with specific questions

PostPosted: Mon May 07, 2007 5:33 pm
by Wesociety
I'm sure 90% of the forum users here will be an omnivore. Not a very interesting "quiz" IMO. Nothing revealing or insightful gained from this activity...

PostPosted: Mon May 07, 2007 7:35 pm
by CowboySlim
I'm a lackluster veteran.
It's because I detest cellphones.
I have one, but for me it is an emergency or convenience device.
I probably don't use it more than 2 minutes per day.
My rollover minutes for the last year would keep Paris Hilton going for a week (Slam usage excluded).

PostPosted: Wed May 09, 2007 11:06 pm
by aviationwiz
Omnivore, of course.

My dad is a Lackluster Veteran.