Want to learn something about yourself? Go up to address bar and type in the letter A and see what site autocompletes. Then do it for B, C, etc. After 26 letters, you’ll have a list like the one below, telling you something about what type of sites you frequent. Here’s an example:
Bloglines wins! My addiction.
The list below comes from my work computer. What does it say about me? I’ll leave that up to you to decide.
- a: Amazon
- b: Bloglines
- c: Comedy Central (Daily Show)
- d: Digg
- e: en.wikipedia.org
- f: Flickr
- g: Google
- h: Haystack In A Needle
- i: Inman Stories
- j: jeremy.zawodny.com
- k: KBCafe
- l: LA Times
- m: My.Yahoo.Com
- n: NY Times
- o: O’Franken Factor
- p: Performancing
- q: Quizilla
- r: Res.NWA.Com
- s: Shoefiti
- t: Technorati
- u: USA Today
- v: Video.Google.Com
- w: Writely
- x: X Prize
- y: Yahoo
- z: Zimbra
I noticed that my Treo phone’s autocomplete list is significantly different. I don’t use retail or photo sites on my phone unless I count Froogle for the occasional price check. I do check blogs through mobile bloglines. And I use Dodgeball.com rather than Digg as my most popular D.
Give it a try. What did you learn about yourself? What did you learn about me?
Ed, this is wonderfully “funny”…..truly amazing how these sites influence our lives and lifestyle
Ed, this is wonderfully “funny”…..truly amazing how these sites influence our lives and lifestyle
Personality via Autocomplete
I saw this on Randy’s blog, who got it from Kd Kohler – Personality via Autocomplete.
Personality via Autocomplete
I saw this on Randy’s blog, who got it from Kd Kohler – Personality via Autocomplete.
It’s interesting to see how many similar sites we have while surfing from two different continents.
It’s interesting to see how many similar sites we have while surfing from two different continents.
I used to turn that feature off as I find it sometimes annoying, privacy-sacrificing. After I have read this, I turned it on. I believe I have to wait for a while to know about my internet-reflected personality 🙂
I used to turn that feature off as I find it sometimes annoying, privacy-sacrificing. After I have read this, I turned it on. I believe I have to wait for a while to know about my internet-reflected personality 🙂
Mag, it’s not really a privacy issue unless you share your computer with others. If you do, it certainly could be. But otherwise you’re only protecting yourself from . . . yourself.
Mag, it’s not really a privacy issue unless you share your computer with others. If you do, it certainly could be. But otherwise you’re only protecting yourself from . . . yourself.