http://www.newsome.org/2008/12/not-digital-luddites-busy-grownups/ Kent Newsome on technology, music and life Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.newsome.org/2008/12/not-digital-luddites-busy-grownups/comment-page-1/#comment-3317 Jeff Thu, 11 Dec 2008 04:08:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/newsome/?p=3565#comment-3317 There are some definite exceptions to what you are saying. For example, I have re-connected with many old friends via Facebook, something I may never have done without something of that nature.Also, I have friends that live in different parts of the country and even the world. It is a lot easier to keep up with them through a social network since I don't see them regularly.Lastly, and most importantly for me, I have a pretty wide range of interests - photography, music, etc - and online is the best way to manage those relationships AND share our interests through sites like Flickr.I do agree there are a lot of young people on social media, but that is changing as those networks grow and as the people who started on them as teens or young adults grow up. There are some definite exceptions to what you are saying. For example, I have re-connected with many old friends via Facebook, something I may never have done without something of that nature.Also, I have friends that live in different parts of the country and even the world. It is a lot easier to keep up with them through a social network since I don’t see them regularly.Lastly, and most importantly for me, I have a pretty wide range of interests – photography, music, etc – and online is the best way to manage those relationships AND share our interests through sites like Flickr.I do agree there are a lot of young people on social media, but that is changing as those networks grow and as the people who started on them as teens or young adults grow up.

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