So I'm a Web Leopard!

If any of you have been watching the Virtual Revolution programmes on BBC then you will be aware that they are conducting a large scale experiment with listners to see what our style of web use is like and whether or not we are simlar or otherwise to the next generation of web users.

I apparently am a web leopard which means that I am:

Fast-moving - Web Leopards like you are adept at getting information from the internet very quickly. Your speed is a trait you share with real-world leopards, which are among the fastest land animals.


Solitary - Leopards live alone, fending for themselves in isolated home ranges. Similarly, the Web Leopard likes to go it alone when looking for information, rather than rely on social networks, or other sites where the users create the content.

Specialised - Web Leopards are best suited to performing one task at a time rather than multitasking. The real-world leopard is similarly specialised, being perfectly adapted to silently tracking its prey before pouncing.

Taking the test was fun and I broadly agree with the results although I am not sure what difference it will make to me however, if you are interested in finding out what kind of web animal you are then head on over to Lab UK site at the BBC and have a go yourself.

Word Clouds

I have been undertaking some work in analysing responses to a consultation and as part of that process came across a word cloud.  You quite often see these on blogs or social network pages and the give a visual representation of the frequency of words within a web page or alternatively a text file.

I thought these would be difficult to create and perhaps need some specialist software so I was pleasantly surprised when on Googling "word clouds" to come across a number of free web based resources that you can easily use to create them.

Have a look at Wordle.net and see if you could use this in your reports.