Comments on: My parents online http://bethgranter.com/blog/2009/08/my-parents-online/ Social media, online communities, interface design, ethics and feminism Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:31:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Beth Granter http://bethgranter.com/blog/2009/08/my-parents-online/comment-page-1/#comment-287 Beth Granter Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:51:30 +0000 http://bethgranter.wordpress.com/?p=228#comment-287 Recently was sent this article: http://www.digitalbuzzblog.com/chicks-rule-the-social-web/ - Interesting gender balance on social networks stats. Recently was sent this article: http://www.digitalbuzzblog.com/chicks-rule-the-social-web/ – Interesting gender balance on social networks stats.

]]> By: gemfletcher http://bethgranter.com/blog/2009/08/my-parents-online/comment-page-1/#comment-286 gemfletcher Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:06:30 +0000 http://bethgranter.wordpress.com/?p=228#comment-286 I think thats a really interesting blog Beth. Being totally geeky about it, your parents online activity does seem to fall into what is deemed a 'traditional' in terms of males being more practically led and women being more emotionally led in how they consume media and messages. Although these traditional gender bias assumptions really annoy me, it is really interesting that they are obviously accurate on some level. Also, and maybe more interesting, your parents are another piece of evidence supporting the fact that people in their 60's+ are very active online despite marketplace thinking otherwise. Great post. I think thats a really interesting blog Beth. Being totally geeky about it, your parents online activity does seem to fall into what is deemed a ‘traditional’ in terms of males being more practically led and women being more emotionally led in how they consume media and messages.

Although these traditional gender bias assumptions really annoy me, it is really interesting that they are obviously accurate on some level.

Also, and maybe more interesting, your parents are another piece of evidence supporting the fact that people in their 60′s+ are very active online despite marketplace thinking otherwise.

Great post.

]]> By: Beth Granter http://bethgranter.com/blog/2009/08/my-parents-online/comment-page-1/#comment-285 Beth Granter Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:47:59 +0000 http://bethgranter.wordpress.com/?p=228#comment-285 I know what you mean! I'd been on LinkedIn for years and not reached 100%, then someone in my office joined and got theirs to 100% right away! It's ok now though, I got competitive and got mine to 100% too... Maybe it would be better if you got achievement points for activity like you do on forums - to get the status and encouragement - but there's never a constant reminder of what you *haven't* done. I know what you mean! I’d been on LinkedIn for years and not reached 100%, then someone in my office joined and got theirs to 100% right away! It’s ok now though, I got competitive and got mine to 100% too…

Maybe it would be better if you got achievement points for activity like you do on forums – to get the status and encouragement – but there’s never a constant reminder of what you *haven’t* done.

]]> By: Leif Kendall http://bethgranter.com/blog/2009/08/my-parents-online/comment-page-1/#comment-284 Leif Kendall Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:40:02 +0000 http://bethgranter.wordpress.com/?p=228#comment-284 Not really related... but: I dislike those progress bars on online networks. My LinkedIn account claims I'm never finished but in my opinion I have! It's like being told off. Not really related… but: I dislike those progress bars on online networks. My LinkedIn account claims I’m never finished but in my opinion I have! It’s like being told off.

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