Are ya blogging

Hi:

According to a TNS Canadian Facts Survey released Monday June 11th, over-50's are visiting blogs.  While only three percent of people over fifty, like me, have blogs,  38% of over-50's have used them.  This was an online survey of 1,627 online interviews.

I'm not surprised.  My research has shown that boomers use technology every bit as much as younger generations for work and research.  Many of us have been using computers regularly for around twenty years.  We bank, buy on-line, share pictures and load up our MP3's, as well as talk to our kids and grandkids daily on-line.

What we are not so comfortable with is Facebook, on-line chats and communicating with strangers in public forums.  I think that will change as boomers have the time to play around with those methods of communicating. Besides that, while digital cameras have been fully embraced, I've met many boomers who do not use audio technology.

While the article stated that 83% of teens have visited a social networking site, the numbers go down with each generation.  Kids of three are now on-line, so it is natural to assume that besides having their phone glued to their ears, they are also comfortable with this technology.  Issues of privacy are a concern.

It will be interesting to see how people keep communicating as they travel the world.  More later.

Mahara