3.2 - Individual Information Catagories

There are a multitude of different categories of information used by individuals:

• Communication: Information that allows individuals to contact each other.
• Calling your doctor
• Texting a friend
• Emailing an overseas relative
• Education and Training: Information that allows people to learn or be better equipped for the future.
• An online training course for a new job
• Teacher feedback on a student's work
• An email containing an individual's achieved grades
• Entertainment: Information a medium which provides enjoyment to the user. This could be information about hobbies, interests, and leisure activities.
• Reading film reviews online
• Listening to the radio
• Watching the news
• Planning: Information that supports preparation for an event or project. 
• Using online reminders
• Using a shared team working application
• Using digital work planning software
• Financial: Information that provides monetary resources. 
• Using an online banking app
• Saving for a holiday using bank statements
• Controlling direct debits using your digital bank
• Research: Information that provides the user with facts, data or advice about a subject. 
• Using a search engine to look up recipes
• Researching dancing advice
• Watching educational videos online. 
• Location Dependent: Information which is specific to a certain location. 
• Searching for an emergency dentist while on holiday
• Looking up where the nearest post office is
• Searching where to find wild thyme in the country