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Tuesday Aug 08, 2006
What's your e-type?
Researchers from University College London have classified the UK's households according to their access to technology, and are inviting people to see if they agree with their "e-type" or not on their site.
If this is an accurate way to profile the UK in terms of access to technology, it could prove to be a really useful tool to map the 'digital divide' here in the UK.
Here at YouthNet we're in "Group C: Becoming Engaged." Although not many of us live here in N1, the last comment on our profile is a bit worrying for an online charity:
"Their use of the Internet at work may be a practice that their employers may be keen to control or reduce."
Posted by Sam Thomas ( 3:21 PM ) Link to this post Comments[0]