The Pew Internet & American Life Project has published a new report
titled Generations Online in 2009 which breaks down online activities by generation. After defining the
scope of the generations, the study goes on to summarize that Teens and
Generation Y are the most likely to utilize the Web for entertainment purposes
while older generations use the Internet primarily for conducting information
searches, email, and online shopping. However there are some universal
activities that span the generation gaps such as downloading videos, online
banking, travel reservations, and job searching. The report has an excellent
chart which breaks down each activity type by generation.
Source: http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2009/generations-online-in-2009/
PEW reports at http://www.pewinternet.org/reports.asp
PEW reports on Internet technology at http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/c/3/topics.asp
Source: PEW
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