Wednesday, August 04, 2010

Study on US millennials and social networking

The Pew Research Center has published results of a survey of "895 internet experts and other internet users" to ask their opinion about (essentially) whether the millennial generation will do less social networking as they get older. There were respondents who thought that they would use sites like Facebook less, but the majority position was that millennials "will retain their willingness to share personal information online even as they get older and take on more responsibilities. Experts surveyed say that the advantages Millennials see in personal disclosure will outweigh their concerns about their privacy." The report is at
http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Future-of-Millennials.aspx
Photo by Sheila Webber: Hydrangea in Weston Park, August 2010 (with drybrush effect)

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