hargittai supernova 2008
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Eszter Hargittai, Northwestern UniversityEszter Hargittai, Northwestern University
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Eszter HargittaiDepartment of Communication Studies
Northwestern University
Users – A Reality Check
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Internet skills
Knowledge of “netiquette”
Knowledge of how to contribute
Knowledge about online tools
Knowledge about what is available online
Ability to find content efficiently
Ability to assess source and message credibility
Understanding privacy and security issues
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Differences in skill
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Differences in skill
• 43% failed on political task
survey measures of skill
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Paper-and-pencil survey
Differences in skill among young people
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Basic Internet-related terms
Range: 15-65Mean: 46St.dev.: 11
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Web 2.0-related terms
Range: 13-70Mean: 35St.dev.: 13
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Skill and user background
Asian American [basic skill]
More autonomy (# of access locations)
More experience (# of use years, weekly Web hours)
Higher levels of self-reported know-how:
Lower levels of self-reported know-how:Women
Hispanic origin
African American
Have parents with lower levels of education [especially
advanced skill]
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Use of specific Web sites (sometimes or often)
0
93% (79%)
8% (4%)
47% (54%)
1%
85% (75%)
93% (83%)
10% (7%) 36% (15%)
0 (<1%)4% (4%)
0
2008 (2007)
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What explains variation in creative output and sharing?
Is there a participation gap?
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Online Sharing by Gender(among creators)
333935Artistic photo15
4942
Women
40
5455
Men
29
5150
Among those who
create
Poetry/fiction
Music***
Video**
** p=<.01 ***p=<.001
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Explaining differences in sharing(controlling for content creation)
Lower levels of online sharing:
Women
Higher levels of online sharing:
Skill (both basic and Web 2.0 terms)
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Cell phone usage
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Cell phone usage
EverDaily
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Concluding remarks
• People differ considerably in their level of familiarity with various online services
• Online know-how is not randomly distributed among the population, user background is related to digital media savvy
• Skill differences are related to differentiated
Web use suggesting different online activities (and therefore opportunities) based on user background
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