Generations Online
G.I. generation (73+)
4.0%
Silent generation (64-72)
7.0%
Older boomers (55-63)
13.0%
Younger boomers (45-54)
22.0%
Gen X (33-44)
23.0%
Gen Y (18-32)
30.0%
G.I. generation (73+)
4.0%
Silent generation (64-72)
7.0%
Older boomers (55-63)
13.0%
Younger boomers (45-54)
22.0%
Gen X (33-44)
23.0%
Gen Y (18-32)
30.0%
The web is still largely populated by younger generations as over half of those online are between the ages of 18 and 44 years old. But these days, larger percentages of older generations are going online and they are doing more activities while there.
Jenny Shank writes that "Blogs are great vehicles for unedited self-expression, as are newsy Christmas letters, and even self-published nonfiction books on overly specific topics, such as the mating habits of Red-winged Blackbirds in Northern Colorado, about which I know a little."
