1 in 10 Americans think HTML is an STD, study finds - Polidicks

[quote]Besides HTML, there were some other amusing findings: 77% of respondents could not identify what SEO means. SEO stands for "Search-Engine Optimization" 27% identified "gigabyte" as an insect commonly found in South America. A gigabyte is a measurement unit for the storage capacity of an electronic device. 42% said they believed a "motherboard" was "the deck of a cruise ship." A motherboard is usually a circuit board that holds many of the key components of a computer. 23% thought an "MP3" was a "Star Wars" robot. It is actually an audio file. 18% identified "Blu-ray" as a marine animal. It is a disc format typically used to store high-definition videos. 15% said they believed "software" is comfortable clothing. Software is a general term for computer programs. 12% said "USB" is the acronym for a European country. In fact, USB is a type of connector. [/quote] [url]http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-1-10-americans-html-std-study-finds-20140304,0,1188415.story#ixzz2v2HDbveD[/url] [b]Late, sorry. Can't believe I missed the thread[/b]

TBH I am not surprised most didn't know what a SEO was [editline]4th March 2014[/editline] Also late

Everyone needs to get checked for HTMLs

A friend of mine ODed on SQL injections.

Oh my god ah man society is doomed son of a...

I can see some of it, but you would think that MP3, USB, and for god's sakes Blu-ray (its not like it isn't in ads every 5 seconds). Those are fairly common everyday things, even among tech-illiterate people. But then again, that's probably why they are tech illiterate.

I'm going to be honest, I didn't, and won't remember, what SEO means. Also [quote]Despite the incorrect answers, 61% of the respondents said it is important to have a good knowledge of technology in this day and age.[/quote]

and yet a lot of people ask "Why do people say Americans are dumb?"

[QUOTE=Leestons;44134168]and yet a lot of people ask "Why do people say Americans are dumb?"[/QUOTE] Aaaand thread derail in 3, 2, 1....

[QUOTE=Leestons;44134168]and yet a lot of people ask "Why do people say Americans are dumb?"[/QUOTE] You'd get similar results no matter what country if you asked people over 35.

1 in 10 Australians are actually kangaroos in disguise.

[QUOTE=Whomobile;44134242]1 in 10 Australians are actually kangaroos in disguise.[/QUOTE] 1 in 10 russians are actually polar bears.

[QUOTE=3221drdew;44134287]1 in 10 russians are actually polar bears.[/QUOTE] no their bears on unicycles :v:

[QUOTE=3221drdew;44134287]1 in 10 russians are actually polar bears.[/QUOTE] 1 in 12 polar bears are employed by a bus company

I'm going to assume most replies were jokes.

[QUOTE=Brt5470;44134302]I'm going to assume most replies were jokes.[/QUOTE] obviously, i mean this article is a joke in itself even though it's probably true. Which is sad and hilarious at the same time

isn't STD a programming language?

Perhaps they should've expanded their study beyond the elderly.

I never knew about SEO. Only thing I know about SEO is that it's a gas-station in Finland. Apparently a part of a bigger thing as well: [url]http://www.seo.fi/[/url]

My first thought was like: what html has to do with a library from C++? But then I googled... I guess profession affects me more then I though. But yeah, all these studies are so useless and dumb. Just walking down the street and asking people about html surely gives you a lot of priceless social information.

[I]David Attenborough's Wonders of the Insect Computer "Gigabyte"[/I]

[QUOTE=Jodern;44134300]1 in 12 polar bears are employed by a bus company[/QUOTE] So 1 in 120 Russians is a bus driving polar bear?

SEO made me think "sony entertainment online" but that's SOE

[QUOTE=wraithcat;44134215]You'd get similar results no matter what country if you asked people over 35.[/QUOTE] when it comes to that age ti'd not surprise me a lot of people haven't touched a computer in ever

I've never heard of anyone mistaking HTML for an STD.

Dunno about html but css is an std for sure. Godawful thing.

"77% of respondents could not identify what SEO means. SEO stands for "Search-Engine Optimization"" Who honestly gives a shit? Blu-Ray, USB and MP3 I can understand being more surprising that people don't know, given their ubiquity in everyday life, but who among regular consumers would give a rat's arse about SEO enough to know the acronym?

I'm not surprised at all. Not everyone needs to know what HTML is

[QUOTE=Laserbeams;44135997]I'm not surprised at all. Not everyone needs to know what HTML is[/QUOTE] They don't [I]need [/I]to know it, but if I see a word that I don't understand/not know the meaning, I go to a dictionary/search it on Google. As I said, they don't need to, but they [I]could[/I]. Internet isn't a new thing anymore, having some basic knowledge of it is very helpful. [I](At least enough knowledge to know it's something about computers, rather than an STD.)[/I]

100 in 100 Steam users think CSS is a game.