Random thoughts

Boomers are not Bloggers
Jul 24, 2008 7:43 pm

No really.

I read it today on the Internet.

According to a recent ThirdAge/JWT Boom study, people over age 40 participate heavily in word-of-mouth and value personal recommendations and expert opinions, but they have not embraced social networking or blogs despite being heavy users of other online services,.

Read more here.

So why is that?  

Kids are doing it.  There is a certain freedom about it - the idea of baring your soul quietly to all who would take the time to read it.

Well, I don't know the answer, and I'm no blogger myself, but I would suggest to anyone within 20 years of being a 'Boomer' that they try it.  

It might be just what you're missing.  Or not.  But nothing blogged, nothing gained.