Sånıc Bÿm Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 True story, bro: A recent study by a coupon website found tech jargon -- such as HTML and SEO -- can be confusing for Americans, according to the L.A. Times, even though over 60 percent of respondents said having a good knowledge of technology is important. The results from the study conducted by Vouchercloud.net included some amusing findings.Among them:- About 1 in 10 Americans think "HTML" is a sexually transmitted disease (It's actually the language used to build websites)- 27 percent of respondents identified "gigabyte" as an insect often found in South American (It's actually a measurement unit for digital storage capacity)- 23 percent thought MP3 (an audio file) was a robot from Star Wars- 12 percent identified USB as an acronym for a European country (it's a type of connector)- 15 percent said "software" referred to comfortable clothing (it's a term for computer programs)- 42 percent believe "motherboard" was the "deck of a cruise ship" (it's actually the circuit board that holds many key computer components)- 18 percent labeled "Blu-ray" as a marine animal (it's a disc format for high-definition videos)- More than 3/4ths could not select what SEO means (it stands for Search-Engine Optimization) Survey respondents included 2,392 men and women 18 years or older. They were asked to choose a definition for tech and non-tech terms from three choices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makaze Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 http://serenesforest.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=46557 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sifer Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 I do believe tech terms are tech terms since the majority of humans don't understand it or just grasp the basics of it :/ . Like sphere is not a tech term since it is understood by virtually everybody unlike to say "myocardial infarction", which means heart attack. - I miss read it, they mean technology terminology not technical terminology. Same principle applies to what I said though. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 I bet the results would be 10 times worse in my country Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sifer Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Nobody's country understands tech terms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclipse Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Coupon websites attract not-tech-savvy people - News at 11. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 lol i had no idea what seo meant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint of Games Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 I bet the results would be 10 times worse in my country Pity we live in this land of savages, isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freohr Datia Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Yeah SEO was the one I didn't know... Also just because they think it's important to have that knowledge doesn't mean they claim to actually have that knowledge yet ^o^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 also i'm trying to figure out in what universe 73-90% is a bad average which everything except motherboard, which is hardware nobody will muck with most of the time and seo, which is bullshit falls into Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicolas Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 (edited) WTF is SEO? I like writing script in python and enjoy using new technologies, but I have never heared about SEO. And most people just don't get math, physic and computers. Not only in USA. Edited March 5, 2014 by Nicolas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor Odinson Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 I wish more people got math/science/computer so I have more people to gush about how amazing math is to :c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euklyd Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 The solution is obviously to gush about it to people who don't get it, and then maybe they will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor Odinson Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 I did that and they just stared at me :c It's like I'm a different species for actually liking math or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jiodi Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Why did you steal my topics thunder!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sånıc Bÿm Posted March 6, 2014 Author Share Posted March 6, 2014 Why did you steal my topics thunder!? Sorry. I didn't notice that there was already a topic about this. "HTML Epidemic In LA, California." doesn't particularly stand out as a thread title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclipse Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Coupon websites attract not-tech-savvy people - News at 11. I should've expanded on this. Anyone who remotely knows what kinds of shit these types of sites will dump on your computer are sure as fuck not going to visit it, let alone TAKE A SURVEY. These are usually the tech-savvy people. Thus, this is a self-selected group of people who probably aren't IT wizards - the fact that they got that many RIGHT is pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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