Examining Personal Web Usage

The Web is used by many different kinds of people across the world. In this activity, we would like you to reflect on your use of the Web, and evaluate its impact on your life. You will also have the chance to discuss your use of the Web with other participants across the world, to discover the diversity of experiences that we label “World Wide Web”.

Questions for Your Consideration

How do you use the Web?

Absolutely my job is the main área the web involved, I work as a Management Teacher and, several courses are half virtual, so I have to communicate every day with students and other teachers thru the web

But, as everybody else, I use the Web for having fun, searching information and getting social relationships.

Do you just look up information on the Web?

No. I also banking, pay bills, buy travel tickets, study, work

Talk to friends on it?

Mainly thru Facebook. I comment their activity, potos, links and they do the same. We communicate to organize parties, etc.

Search it like an enormous Yellow Pages of businesses and services?

I do. I´ve never used the yellow pages to search a telephone number or a comercial activity

What does your Web look like?

Very simple. Even that I am a curious web user, I do not have the time (or I do not spend the enough time) for customize my Web.

Do you learn from it, are you entertained by it, or does it help you to run your life?

I think all of them. Nowdays, most of the people, use the web in every single activity they do. Particularly, I enjoy reading new topics related with my work, I watch some TV programs, I search for music videos; about running my life, of course the web help me with that.

How would you characterise yourself as a ‘browser’ or ‘user’ of the Web?

I would like to say that I am a browser but I am just a user; even that, as I already said, I am a curious web user and I should do more whit it.

Do you think your usage is typical - and does it depend on your age, lifestyle, class, race, nationality or professional status?

No, my usage is not typically. But I think, mostly, the use of the web depends on age, lifestyle, class or professional status; on the other hand it does not depend on race or nationality