A recent newspaper article lauded Facebook as a technology that was becoming passe. Even the Moms and Grandmoms were using it now, therefore it must be past its prime, the article claimed. The author was eagerly awaiting the dawn of the new "in" technology--which I presume the Moms and Grandmoms of the world would be clueless about, at least for some time.
The next part of the article then detailed Twitter as a technology of the Grandpop age. (35 and up). The teens, tweens, and college-aged were "twitter-challenged". (Not to be confused with Twitter-pated!). Perhaps the next BIG technology thing will be something that resolutely stays age-integrated. Something where all age groups can equally participate.
We are isolated enough in our electronic world. We need technology to integrate us, not subdivide us. What could that kind of positive communication technology look like?
Nov 2, 2009
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