Jones & Fox: PEW Interenet and American Life Project

This article was interesting to read. It compared the different generations in relation to the use of the internet. I think it rings true that the older generations are more prone to using e-mail than their younger predecessors. Not only did it take e-mail into account, but it also compared things like gaming, social networking, broadband use, online shopping and banking, between the different generations. The article was covered in charts and graphs that clearly displayed the percentages of generational internet use. While the younger generations generally dominated in overall usage, email and searching the internet for health information was found more common in older generations. When I read that, I though of how my mother and father like to email me things often, but since I usually only check my school email, I never get their messages. I usually rely on Facebook and text messaging/phone class for contact and information. While both my parents have Facebooks, I know my dad prides himself on have 30 friends and my mom checks hers often. They were behind the times in signing up for the social network and I wonder if they'll continue with whatever social network surfaces as inferior after the reign of Facebook.