My type was Digital Collaborator. Apparently, I fit into a group comprised mostly of older men. I would have to say that I do agree with the result but I would also agree with the results if I got Ambivalent Networker. Like an Ambivalent Networker, I have “folded mobile devices into how you run your social life, whether through texting or online social networking tools” and I rely on ICTs for entertainment. I have a facebook, a twitter, a blog that I share with my friend, and I use my iPhone to check on everything.
I thought some of the questions on the quiz were pretty silly. One question was something about if I thought it was easier to stay in touch with family through the internet...I was thinking “well of course it’s easier to stay in touch with people on the internet” because there are so many possibilities like facebook and g-chat on g-mail. This quiz also made me feel like I had an addiction to my phone and laptop (which I probably do). I thought that the Pew typology had too many groups. I thought some were so close together to they could be combined into one group.
Mandy, I agree with you about feeling as though you could fit in with the ambivalent networker group. I too feel as though the quiz made me leave with a newly acknowledged digital addiction. Oh how we love "quizilla"?
ReplyDeleteI agree, I thought some of the questions were silly. It seemed like they could have been more specific to dependence level and usage rather than so general. It seems like that would have given more concrete answers on the review catagories.
ReplyDeleteI too think I'm more of an Ambivalent Networker. Although I didn't have a personal cell phone until two years ago, my workplace had previously provided me one so I could be on call. I don't have/don't want an online social life, but I do use my iPhone/iPad to check on things.
ReplyDeleteI can totally relate to the feeling you had upon taking the quiz. As I was answering 'yes' to nearly every question, I also felt like maybe I am little too dependent on my devices. And, if I'm honest with myself, I am too dependent.
ReplyDeleteAnd, I blame it on online classes. :)
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ReplyDeleteYes, average person does not only have family and friends in the local community. So in to order to keep up with the life events of our love ones we email and text.
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