Data to Live By: Understanding the Social Media + Technology Landscape from Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project

Its been amazing to see my parents, who never bothered to use computers for anything even 10 years ago, start using dial-up so they could connect with distant relatives on Facebook. Just recently they switched to broadband and installed a wireless router so they could connect to the Internet with their iPhones and iPads (without the monthly expense of a telephone bill). I’m proud of my parents…it was not easy for them to learn how to use computers, especially with the slowness of dial-up. Now mobile has definitely been a game changer for them, facilitating instant social interactions with friends and family with ease.