What's your cyber personality type?

Take the Pew Internet Project quiz and see.

My result? Omnivore

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.

Ha! makes me sound way more plugged-in than I really am. I do watch news videos online, and blog of course, but the quiz didn't ask how often I do certain cyber tasks such as texting (hardly ever) or posting dog tricks on YouTube (never - but it looks like fun).

Well, obviously, Pew just wanted to know what we're capable of. The other categories in this quiz appear after the jump. What'd you get?

High end: Group 1 - Omnivores - 8% of the population. Have the most gadgets and services, which they use voraciously.

High end Group 2 - Connectors - 7%. Connect to people with high levels of satisfaction and manage digital content using ICTs (internet connection technology) .

High end Group 3 - Lackluster -8% Veterans. Frequent users of the internet and less avid about cell phones. They are not thrilled with ICT enabled connectivity.

High end Group 4 – Productivity Enhancers – 8%. Workers who like how the technology lets them do their work. Less likely to use broadband at home.

Middle Group 1 - Mobile Centrics -10%. Fully embrace the functionality of their cell phones. They use the internet but not often and like how ICTs connect them to others.

Middle Group 2 - Connected but Hassled -10%. Invested in a lot of technology but they find connectivity intrusive and information something of a burden.

Low end Group 1 - Inexperienced Experimenters – 8%. Occasionally take advantage of interactivity but if they had more experience they might do more with ICTs.

Low end Group 2 - Light but Satisfied – 15%. They have some technology but it does not play a central role in their daily lives. These are the folks you have to call and tell them to check their email.

Low end group 3 – Indifferents 11%. Despite having either a cell phone or online access these users use ICTs only intermittently. Make a choice to not use some of these tools.

Low end group 4 - Off the Network 15%. Neither cell phones nor internet connectivity. Tend to be older adults who are content with the old media.

Comments

[maya]

I got what you got: omnivore.

What the heck does that mean, really?

And why are 70% of them MALE. Ladies, step up!

[pam]

See, I think the results are skewed because time spent on activities isn't recorded.

[Anthony]

A Notice From the Department of Pointless Neo-Logisms: An "omnivore" is someone (usually an animal) who consumes vegetables and meat for food. What this blog is referring to is A Geek With No Life, who generally tends to be male and lives in his parents' house at age 38.
Do not confuse the two ever again.

[pam]

Only you would snark on a blog entry without having even taken the quiz, my dear.

[Lori]

Stealing this. Love it. I'm a connector.

[your mother]

I'm a connecter, which only because they don't have a Luddite category.

[your mother]

which IS only

[pam]

You're definitely not a Luddite, Mom!

[jackie]

I'm a lackluster veteran. Fits me to a T, my cell phone is always off but my computer is usually on and connected to the internet.

[debra]

Another omnivore (that wasn't really surprising, was it??) Odd that most of the omnivores are young and male.. what the heck am I doing in that group? I just got a cell phone less than a year ago. And, yes, I text message on it.. but usually when my (young, male) trainer needs to reschedule an appointment.

Oh, well.. does this mean I'm hipper than I think I am?

[ann]

I'm a connector!

[Dan]

Ever see "White Heat"? James Cagney as psycho killer Cody Jarrett? At the end, he's on top of a giant gas tank of some kind and blows himself up after saying, "Made it, Ma! Top of the world!" I propose the same scene, but with the final words: "Made it, Ma! I'm A Omnivore!"

By the way, the survey says I'm an Omnivore.

[CmdrSue]

Omnivore. With 8 out of 8 devices. I feel like I should have left this comment using my Blackberry just to prove something...