Groups of Technology Users
Desktop veteran
Uses mainly desktop technology for work and communication but is less likely to use mobile devices such as cell phones
Information encumbered
Uses mostly old technologies---landline telephones and print materials---for information without consulting the web or mobile devices
Media Mover
Uses online and mobile devices regularly as a way to connect with other people socially
Ambivalent networker
Uses online and mobile devices regularly but may find them intrusive
Technology indifferent
Uses online and mobile technology on occasion but is not to use modern technologies or to learn about them
Digital collaborator
Uses online and mobile technology readily to create and share information with others
Roving node
Uses online and mobile technology to manage work and to gather information
Drifting surfer
Uses technology infrequently and then mainly to gather information.
Mobile newbie
Uses technology infrequently due to lack of knowledge about and lack of confidence with the newest information devices
Off the network
Uses technology rarely or not at all, either through lack of interest or a deliberate choice to exclude technology from daily life