Livingood 1995

[see: Revenge of the Introverts]

The Internet can help Introverts communicate in their preferred manner: a written dialogue with time to pause for thought and analysis.

Some subjective evidence that Introverts make more use of email than Extraverts (Thuesen). [Note: this contrasts with the papers quoted in Whittington and Dewar who say that Extraverts send more emails.]

Introverts get their energy from quiet thought and intrspection. [Note: how does this apply to weblogs? Will Introverts prefer them, to Extraverts? I suspect it will depend on whether they are publicly visible (extraverts) or not (introverts).]

In the US Introverts are a minority - 25-30% of the population. [Note: I wonder whether more Introverts go to University? i.e. the education system favours Introverts, or that Introverts do better academically?]

Introverts are computer programmers. People who crave conversation and human interaction don't last long programming computers. [Note: certain personalities are more likely to enjoy using computers. Might this also account for why certain types are more prevalent online? Hence more likely to have a weblog or online journal... cos they use the computer/Internet a lot already... and there is a greater likelihood that they would 1. stumble across the technology and 2. keep it up. If they are not online much then they would lose interest in it... or forget about it?]

Introverts readily adapt to using computers as a communications tool. Perhaps this is because traditional verbal exchanges can frustrate introverts when more outspoken individuals dominate a conversation. [Note: this paper is quite old - 10 years. I wonder if things were different then... in that the people who were attracted to Internet communications were those who in part were escaping traditional comms (F2F and phone). They were attracted to the level-playing-field element of the Internet in which their voice could be heard without interruption, and they could pause to gather their thoughts before replying. However now, as per Dewar & Whittington 2000, users of online communications, irrespective of their personality type, have learnt (or been encouraged to) adapt to the requirements of online communication. This means that extraverts use it as much now as introverts... but extraverts ignore how at odds it is with their communication style and instead use it to communicate with lots of people, and to be social... communicate socially with more people? So online communciation strategies have evolved over the last 10 years?]