This link has been bookmarked by 6 people . It was first bookmarked on 08 May 2007, by edtechtalk.
-
11 May 08
-
Web 2.0 may look set to conquer the world, but it has yet to win over the 69 percent of Americans who failed to qualify as "elite tech users." That's the message from a Pew Internet & American Life report that came out today and provides a glimpse at how people in the US—not just techies—use and feel about the technology in their lives.
The report, titled "A Typology of Information and Communication Technology Users" (PDF), breaks Americans into three general categories: elite tech users (31 percent of adults), middle-of-the-road tech users (20 percent of adults), and those with few tech assets (49 percent of adults). Pay particular attention to that last number; though technology marches on, half of all Americans use it only lightly or not at all. When the numbers are broken down further, a full 15 percent of all US adults have neither cell phones nor Internet connectivity.
-
Those with "few tech assets" make up 49 percent of the US adult population. Many of them have some form of access to the Internet, and most have cell phones, but technology "does not play a central role in their daily lives." Instead of being liberating, constant connectivity is "annoying," and many older users have trouble even navigating the Internet. The 15 percent of Americans who don't use cell phones or the Internet tend to be in their mid-60s with lower levels of income and education, according to the report.
-
-
08 May 07edtechtalk
The study found that 25 percent of elites could be considered "lackluster veterans" who frequently use the Internet and cell phones but are not excited about the constant connectivity this enables.
-
Jennifer Maddrell
The study found that 25 percent of elites could be considered "lackluster veterans" who frequently use the Internet and cell phones but are not excited about the constant connectivity this enables.
-
07 May 07
Would you like to comment?
Join Diigo for a free account, or sign in if you are already a member.