More than two-thirds of those surveyed indicated that the
Millennial generation — otherwise known as Generation Y — will continue to use
social networking tools as they mature into adult life stages and have families
of their own.
The research is part of Pew’s fourth “Future of the
Internet” study which includes responses from selected experts and Internet
users who were asked to think about “the future of the Internet-connected world
between now and 2020.”
When it comes to Millennials, 67% of experts in the
respondent pool agreed with the following statement:
“By 2020, members of Generation Y (today’s ‘digital
natives’) will continue to be ambient broadcasters who disclose a great deal of
personal information in order to stay connected and take advantage of social,
economic, and political opportunities. Even as they mature, have families, and
take on more significant responsibilities, their enthusiasm for widespread
information sharing will carry forward.”
Pew found that the experts believe the advantages and social
benefits of sharing personal information online far outweigh the consequences,
an attitude that these young “digital natives” will carry into adulthood. A
survey response from a Mozilla programmer exemplifies this notion: “Unless
Generation Y has a collective privacy-related epiphany, they will continue to
happily trade it for convenience.”
There’s even consensus that society may learn to forgive
these teens of their youthful errors in judgment online.
Those dissenting with the majority (29%) believe that
Generation Y will lose interest in social networking and age out of sharing
personal information online.
At the rate teens are using social networking sites, it’s
easy to see why the experts believe social media usage will grow with younger
generations as they mature. Where do you stand on the subject?
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