Neighbors Online "Joiners" Attributes
Annie Shreffler
I follow a discussion group called Locals Online that brings together a lot of people who study or practice building community through internet sites. I thought you would find one item from a recent study really interesting. You can look for the entire thread on the group site.
Annie
From: Steven Clift <cl...@e-democracy.org>
Date: Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 9:48 AM
Subject: [Locals] Questions - Neighbors Online "Joiners" Attributes
To: loc...@forums.e-democracy.org
Hey all,
Here's a comparison of different household income groups based on the percentage within each group who "talk digitally with neighbors":
Among all adults
Total: 22%
Less than $30,000: 12%
$30,000-$49,999: 20%
$50,000-$74,999: 26%
$75,000+: 39%
Among internet users
Total: 29%
Less than $30,000: 19%
$30,000-$49,999: 26%
$50,000-$74,999: 29%
$75,000+:41%
...
Their study showed similar disparities in income with neighborhood e-mail list/forum participation and that confirms that in general the "collective we" are not reaching out or interesting lower income folks in same way we are reach the over $75K/yr crowd in particular.
Historically most digital divide work - note the Digital Inclusion Network http://e-democracy.org/di that we also host - has focused on technology access, skill building, digital literacy and very little on "voice," community participation, or even content generation.
Our own experience in low income, high immigrant neighborhoods - http://e-democracy.org/inclusion - suggests that with outreach efforts (resources) there is no reason to accept a path where "neighbors online" serves primarily high income areas/people. Hopefully we can all use these numbers to generate support for inclusion efforts that work.
Steven Clift
E-Democracy.org
Steven Clift
Ericsson, Minneapolis
Info about Steven Clift: http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/stevenclift
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Join Locals Online from:
http://e-democracy.org/locals
Also follow via Twitter, Facebook, and Web Feed
edi...@comvoicesonline.com
Also, all, I will get an update within the next day or so of the Innovate
100 event Joe, Amelia and I attended at the Reynolds Institute for
Journalism this week. Wow! It was awesome. I was blown away at the pitches
provided and some of the ideas that are out there!
Two kids (sophomores in high school) won runner up for their idea of
DoctorOn, an online consulting site which would allow people to have
follow-up doctor visits and quick questions to a live person via internet!
I felt soooo old listening to the kids and the ideas they had. They asked
if anyone owned a CD player anymore, and I was the only one who raised my
hand. It was funny---or maybe sad (ha!).
The movement there was moving community news to be available by ipad and
iphones by 2013! Wow, I have a lot of catching up to do!!
I'll share more once I get my notes organized.Also received great info.
regarding my project: Operation Promise Connection. I'll fill you in on
that as well!
Sonya Bernard-Hollins,editor
Community Voices
www.comvoicesonline.com
edi...@comvoicesonline.com
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