Innovation

As we were learning about the diffusion of innovation, I could relate many people I know to the different groups. Innovators would by my friends from Microsoft, the ones that have all the new and awesome gadgets before they come out on the market. I feel as though my dad is an early adopter, he waits for everyone else to rate and review the product, then goes out and buys it. I would be in the early majority group. I usually will get the new gift after my dad points out the negatives and positives of the item. My grandma would be in the late majority. Just a few years ago I taught her how to email and text message. My boyfriend's mom would be in the laggards category. She is very smart and with the times, but she does not seem to take in the new and upcoming technology. She does not know how to text, isn't very tech-savvy with computers, and accidently changes her camera from pictures to video without knowing how to change it back.