Comments on: The Social Networking Age Gap http://www.insightbuzz.com/2008/06/11/the-social-networking-age-gap/ Paul M. Banas on Consumer Insights, Marketing Research, and the Digital Media Landscape Tue, 26 Apr 2011 06:46:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Chris W. http://www.insightbuzz.com/2008/06/11/the-social-networking-age-gap/comment-page-1/#comment-480 Chris W. Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:56:54 +0000 http://www.insightbuzz.com/?p=141#comment-480 Hi Paul, hope all is well. From talking to my father and his friends (50+) most of them just don’t see the point in social networks. I have spoken to a few people (40+) who do white collar jobs and they have profiles on a few sites (although they rarely update them). As you say, depending on the type of job you do or organisation you are in, social networking/social media could be very useful beyond just profile pages on MyFace (as my dad calls it) Hi Paul, hope all is well. From talking to my father and his friends (50+) most of them just don’t see the point in social networks. I have spoken to a few people (40+) who do white collar jobs and they have profiles on a few sites (although they rarely update them). As you say, depending on the type of job you do or organisation you are in, social networking/social media could be very useful beyond just profile pages on MyFace (as my dad calls it)

]]> By: Paul M. Banas (the other one) http://www.insightbuzz.com/2008/06/11/the-social-networking-age-gap/comment-page-1/#comment-472 Paul M. Banas (the other one) Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:24:20 +0000 http://www.insightbuzz.com/?p=141#comment-472 I had my first website in 1995, developed the first packaged goods website for Ragu Pasta Sauce, and have worked in technology most of my career. But when it comes to social networking, my age defines me. I am 50 and, while I have a Facebook page, have very little interest in sharing my life (or more of it than I already have to while running a parenting website called GreatDad.com) on the internet. On the other hand, increases in social networking tools are inevitable with more instances of it than people can readily identify. We will also be networked eventually. I had my first website in 1995, developed the first packaged goods website for Ragu Pasta Sauce, and have worked in technology most of my career. But when it comes to social networking, my age defines me. I am 50 and, while I have a Facebook page, have very little interest in sharing my life (or more of it than I already have to while running a parenting website called GreatDad.com) on the internet.

On the other hand, increases in social networking tools are inevitable with more instances of it than people can readily identify. We will also be networked eventually.

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