While surfing around last night in search of something amusing that wouldn’t cause my head to implode (ie. “News”), I stumbled upon “The Typealyzer“, which assesses a blogger’s personality by somehow analyzing the blog’s content… or something like that…
My results:
Hmm… Brain Activity in the “Thinking” quadrant is conspicuous in its absence. Oh well. What I lack in logic and cognitive ability I apparently make up for in touchy-feeliness. Yuck.
It would be interesting to see how it performs on blogs that have more than one author. Go on, give it a whack.
The entertaining and friendly type. They are especially attuned to pleasure and beauty and like to fill their surroundings with soft fabrics, bright colors and sweet smells. They live in the present moment and don´t like to plan ahead – they are always in risk of exhausting themselves.
The enjoy work that makes them able to help other people in a concrete and visible way. They tend to avoid conflicts and rarely initiate confrontation – qualities that can make it hard for them in management positions.
Hahahaha…we have identical profiles!
YES! We like to surround ourselves with the sweet smell of big wet dogs!!
I’d give that one a fail. I’ve gone through Myers-Briggs testing a few times and have always come up as an INFP. The Typealyzer identified my blog an as INTJ.
catnip – I’m afraid you might be right.
I doneI’ve done M-B testing myself and I usually come up as predominantly logical and math-oriented. Oh well(“I done”? How can you tell I’m still woozy.)
I ran ours, a group blog, though mainly it’s a two-person deal.
Here’s how we rate:
Some of it is a pretty good description of both dBO and me.
Well, except for the ‘avoid inter-personal conflicts’ part. Obviously.
fern hill – That’s what I would have guessed for you, either that or “Thinkers”.
I got the same result as fern hill, I’m not convinced.
ACR:
The doers.
The active and playful type. They are especially attuned to people and things around them and often full of energy, talking, joking and engaging in physical out-door activities.
The Doers are happiest with action-filled work which craves their full attention and focus. They might be very impulsive and more keen on starting something new than following it through. They might have a problem with sitting still or remaining inactive for any period of time.
LOL. um…..
We am the mechanics too. which makes sense, if you need your vulgarity emitter tuned up, we’re there.
Hah.. I’ve got one different from any of you.
I think I’ll post the results at my blog
Here’s mine:
Well, I for one object to being called “conservati”-…oh wait, they don’t mean it in a political sense… <Emily Litella>Never mind.</Emily Litella>
Hello JJ. So good to see you back in
circulation. I hope all is well with you now.
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I tried several and got nearly the same answers
as the others above.
I tried michaelcoren.com, cfrb.com, hannity.com
cbc.ca, for starteres.
The results are as pattern-book predictable as
the taking points of conservatives during
question period.
It’s a pity you couldn’t somehow submit your
cats’ names and see what comes up.
This seems to be us’n:
Well, I mean, so ok: “arrogant, impatient, and insensitive.” I can take all that. But that blue triangle that has me completely alienated from all the things I spent my life on, like poetry and caregiving, not to mention teh kittehs — I mean, that hurts.
I described this process to my sweetie, emphasizing the speediness of the computation. He said: ‘Ah, a fortune cookie.’ I think that’s a good summation.
I’m the mechanic. After looking at analysis & brain chart, it’s not such a big surprise for me.
Mine says that there is only activity in the left hemisphere of the brain. Should I call 911?
Proved to be completely incorrect for me. I got the exact same ratings as you, JJ.
I think you should be insulted.
I’ve taken the actual personality test in two separate places and both told me that I’m an INTJ.
Ah, the same one that Hannibal Lecter would have…
“Mine says that there is only activity in the left hemisphere of the brain. Should I call 911?”
If it detected any activity at all, it can’t possibly be accurate.
Both Creekside and The Galloping Beaver are apparently tinkers. Not such a bad life really – travelling arrogantly from town to town, impatiently fixing people’s pots and pans whether they want it done or not.
… Apparently, I don’t write in English…
“Detected language Not enough data to determine language.. The only supported languages are English and Swedish. But stay tuned, we are expanding.”
Hey JJ, did you know that the Olympics bankrupted Vancouver (even though it won’t take place there for another four months)? Glenn Beck said so!
I think the scanner for the test picks up quotes and everything else, so a lot of what I’m judged for is not my own wording. (I don’t think I’m an INTJ… I’m married to one.)
I think I’ll plug it into other blogs though and see what comes up.
Bruce – You’re a mechanic? No way, I had you pegged as a Thinker.
pale
I think that describes ACR to a T.
psa
Another group blog, another mechanic. I wonder if this thing picks up on different writing styles and if that has anything to do with that assessment.
Scott – I’m not surprised that you would be assessed as the hard working, responsible type, but I’m surprised JAB would fall into that same category since your posting styles are totally different. I figured JAB would be in the same category as me. Hmm!
JAB – Honestly, I thought you’d be an Entertainer like me. Our posting style, language etc is quite similar.
It makes you wonder what criteria this thing uses… maybe frequency of posting has something to do with it?
Torontonian
I know what would come up:
“You are a Kitteh-Blogger, owned by felines who relentlessly assail you with Teh Squeeeee.”
skdadl – Is that the Thinker category? That’s what I would have guessed for the gang at POGGE.
CK
Is there more than one blogger on your blog? Just wondering… I’ve only ever seen you writing on it, but so far the mechanics seem to be group blogs.
RA
After reading your post about Sarah Palin this morning, I’m thinking maybe it’s too late for 911
You might need to be put in a cage.
DM
No way!
I think it’s not exactly correct for me either. I’m less of a touchy-feely type person and more logic and math-oriented (and I say this because I’ve done these tests in meat space, and always scored strongly logic-oriented).
We are probably still in the same category, it’s just not the one this little test says
good company!
Peter
Wish I’d thought of that
Alison
Interesting. One single-author blog and one group blog.
“Traveling arrogantly” — the only way to fly
Joules
I got the same result when I ran the test on an empty placeholder blog I’ve got. It said that they detected “Thai”
and were unable to analyze that language.
JAB – I saw that — Vancouver has been retroactively bankrupted by the 2010 Olympics. Gawd, what a cretin Beck is. But more to the point, what cretins his fans are — they’ll swallow that bullshit whole.
Hi ellroon!
Yeah, it seems to be offside in a lot of ways. It would be interesting to run some of the well known blogs and see what comes up.
OK, I just ran Daily Kos through it — they are Scientists:
“The long-range thinking and individualistic type. They are especially good at looking at almost anything and figuring out a way of improving it – often with a highly creative and imaginative touch. They are intellectually curious and daring, but might be physically hesitant to try new things.
The Scientists enjoy theoretical work that allows them to use their strong minds and bold creativity. Since they tend to be so abstract and theoretical in their communication they often have a problem communicating their visions to other people and need to learn patience and use concrete examples. Since they are extremely good at concentrating they often have no trouble working alone.”
So much for my theory about mechanics and group blogs.
I’m INTP (Thinker), apparently:
The logical and analytical type. They are especially attuned to difficult creative and intellectual challenges and always look for something more complex to dig into. They are great at finding subtle connections between things and imagine far-reaching implications.
They enjoy working with complex things using a lot of concepts and imaginative models of reality. Since they are not very good at seeing and understanding the needs of other people, they might come across as arrogant, impatient and insensitive to people that need some time to understand what they are talking about.
Funny you should mention that, JJ. If this post is any indication, I’ve started writing more like CC lately.
I’m pretty sure Beck was referring to Vancouver, Washington.
Or as they prefer to pronounce it within the state itself, Warshington.
Chet – Ha! I guessed you right! I knew you’d be a Thinker! (My second guess was Scientist.)
JAB – Just back to that video again:
How can Beck call someone like Pat Caddell a DEMOCRAT? He used to be… a long, long, long, long time ago… but he’s such a right wing whacko now that he was even in favour of the intervention to keep Terry Schiavo “alive” (if you could even call it that). That’s whacked.
This is how these bozos on Fox get away with this shit — they know their audience is not smart or inquisitive enough to get on the computer and use the google.
I’m apparently a Mechanic. Which is insulting as all hell, because that’s what whatserface at small dead animals gets too. For a laugh, put hers in. Seriously. HILARIOUS.
My personal blog though, got ESFP, Performers. Fun.
Luna – Mechanic isn’t bad, I’d be happy to be a mechanic. It means you are a rational thinker.
Oddly, I ran my old blog through it (the one at blogspot), and I got a different answer…