My user type is “Digital Collaborator”. According to Horrigan a digital collaborator is one who engages in a wide variety of online activities and has uses the internet quite frequently. In addition a digital collaborator is also someone who most likely shares thier ideas or works of art online. They also participate in online groups such as forums or blogs and only make up 8% of internet users. I would say the description fits for the most part I do create and share work on the internet, however not as much as other digital collaborators. I would also say that I am a media mover. I loving finding new media and sharing it with friends. However the digital collaborator seems to sum up my internet lifestyle a lot stronger. I think it is important to know the different types of users because who can find people like yourself as well as others who are not like you. For example you might be a collaborator and someone is a mobile newbie or an off the network looking to create something on the web for the first time. You could provide your knowledge to assist those less skilled.
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I did not think of it like that, but that last part you said of knowing the different types of users so you have a common interest person. However, not only that but with a mobile newbie you could provide knowledge if they were trying to pursue some sharing online. If they did not know were to start you could surely assist them with that.