Comments on: Make way for “Mom 3.0″: Blogging, vlogging, twittering parents tune into tech

By: PregnacyBlog

PregnacyBlog — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 17:41:23 +0000

I’m pregnant and my husband and I have been blogging about our unique journey secretly. I’ve been using Twitter quite a bit and have met a lot of great people there.

By: Andy Merrett

Andy Merrett — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 18:22:03 +0000

There’s definitely a lot to be said for the older generation contributing online. As you say, Shirley, there’s so much worthwhile information and experience that could be tapped.

Perhaps it would take a dedicated child or grandchild to blog on their behalf? :)

By: Shirley

Shirley — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 18:08:08 +0000

Haha. Your grandmother wants a blog?! Well, you know, that is something I would read.

For some reason, older people fascinate me… probably because they’ve done so much living. My grandma, for example, lived back when there were no consumer electronics… before the days of televisions and microwaves. And when radio broadcasts were just becoming popular. lol.

I would love to see how she views the world, since she’s seen it change so much! Unfortunately, my gma doesn’t have blogging in her future. … She’s still fascinated with remote controls. :-)

By: A Cowboy's Wife

A Cowboy's Wife — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 17:22:59 +0000

I did a demographics survey a while back and after evaluation, I learned that:
18-24: 10.9%
25-34: 32.6%
35-44: 40.2%
45-60: 16.3%

are tech savvy! This survey was available to all my readers across all 4 of my blogs and twitter.

I do think that the “older” generation is catching up quickly and am excited to see it all happen before my eyes:) Even my 80yr old grandma wants her own blog!

By: Andy Merrett

Andy Merrett — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:43:35 +0000

That’s true, and yes that plays a role, though I know of older mums who are also using tech a lot more – maybe not Twitter, perhaps, but certainly Facebook and, to some extent, blogging.

By: Shirley

Shirley — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 14:08:35 +0000

lol. Mom 3.0. Perhaps the only reason that we are seeing a shift in the ‘Mom’ behavior is because we’re dealing with new ‘moms’ from a different generation. ie. Are we still counting the same women surveyed in 1999, just aged 10 years? Or are we surveying a new set of moms, the same age as those previous moms were?

Flawed study perhaps?

The younger the generation, the more tech savvy. I would presume that they would be more technical than their predecessors. :-)