According to this article in PC Magazine yesterday, blogs are slipping out of the "cool" category for teens. The temperature variable may mean a shift in focus for people who are young and cool, or who want to be cool, but what about the level of warmth or hotness?...
Heh.
At any rate, the article is based on a PEW study, and notes a 5% drop in the number of homes "with internet service of some form and those with home broadband," but didn't attempt to explain why.
I don't mind attempting to explain why, though. It's surprising that there wasn't a deeper drop, considering the millions of people that've been tossed out of work over the last year.
3 comments:
I think it's just a sign of the brain damage that fifteen second television commercials cause. Kids can't hold their attention to anything for more than fifteen seconds anymore. A blog can take up to a minute to read.
I have not seen much evidence that blogs have ever been importance to the young and cool. The two most popular sites among the young, MySpace and Facebook, provide for blogs, but I rarely see them used.
In terms of the decline in homes with internet service, I do agree with you, Jeff. I have been out of the classroom for about 3 years, but even before I left, there were students without the internet because of home finances.
Finally, let's not automatically accept the premise that only the young are allowed to define "cool." Perhaps those of us who are seasoned citizens are better barometers.
I have to agree with Brent. I'm pretty tired of all the fuss being made over what the youngest generation thinks. There's a silly notion that people cease to exist when they turn 35. When the heck did we land in Logan's Run anyway?
Besides - the Boomers and Gen-X'rs are well-known for being trend-setters, early-adopters and definers of culture. I've seen no evidence of either group settling down. We also outnumber the younger generations and have more buying power. Why these studies keep acting like people over 35 do not count for anything is beyond me.
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