Comments on: Baby Boomers flock to Social Networking in 2009 http://blog.turnthescrew.com/2010/02/baby-boomers-flock-to-social-networking-in-2009/ Sat, 07 Jan 2012 09:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: CherylatPlanetwebfoot http://blog.turnthescrew.com/2010/02/baby-boomers-flock-to-social-networking-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-1094 CherylatPlanetwebfoot Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:59:42 +0000 http://blog.turnthescrew.com/?p=1115#comment-1094 Great article, I have to say I was incredibly suprised to see that MySpace came in second place for the Baby Boomers, I would have though for sure it would have been LinkedIn. Would be interesting to see the numbers on how many of of those polled maintain profiles on multiple social networking sites. Great article, I have to say I was incredibly suprised to see that MySpace came in second place for the Baby Boomers, I would have though for sure it would have been LinkedIn. Would be interesting to see the numbers on how many of of those polled maintain profiles on multiple social networking sites.

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]]> By: tes200 http://blog.turnthescrew.com/2010/02/baby-boomers-flock-to-social-networking-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-1082 tes200 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:56:38 +0000 http://blog.turnthescrew.com/?p=1115#comment-1082 Interesting blog, but it’s missing an important part of the equation: Generation Jones (born 1954-1965, between the Boomers and Generation X). Google Generation Jones, and you’ll see it’s gotten a ton of media attention, and many top commentators from many top publications and networks (Washington Post, Time magazine, NBC, Newsweek, ABC, etc.) now specifically use this term. In fact, the Associated Press' annual Trend Report chose the Rise of Generation Jones as the #1 trend of 2009. Here's a page with a good overview of recent media interest in GenJones: <a href="http://generationjones.com/2009latest.html" rel="nofollow">http://generationjones.com/2009latest.html</a><br><br>It is important to distinguish between the post-WWII demographic boom in births vs. the cultural generations born during that era. Generations are a function of the common formative experiences of its members, not the fertility rates of its parents. Many experts now believe it breaks down more or less this way:<br><br>DEMOGRAPHIC boom in babies: 1946-1964<br>Baby Boom GENERATION: 1942-1953<br>Generation Jones: 1954-1965<br>Generation X: 1966-1978 Interesting blog, but it’s missing an important part of the equation: Generation Jones (born 1954-1965, between the Boomers and Generation X). Google Generation Jones, and you’ll see it’s gotten a ton of media attention, and many top commentators from many top publications and networks (Washington Post, Time magazine, NBC, Newsweek, ABC, etc.) now specifically use this term. In fact, the Associated Press' annual Trend Report chose the Rise of Generation Jones as the #1 trend of 2009. Here's a page with a good overview of recent media interest in GenJones: http://generationjones.com/2009latest.html

It is important to distinguish between the post-WWII demographic boom in births vs. the cultural generations born during that era. Generations are a function of the common formative experiences of its members, not the fertility rates of its parents. Many experts now believe it breaks down more or less this way:

DEMOGRAPHIC boom in babies: 1946-1964
Baby Boom GENERATION: 1942-1953
Generation Jones: 1954-1965
Generation X: 1966-1978

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