Happy Mother's day! You might be have a special day planned for your Mom, or, if not, today is the day you absolutely have to call her. No excuses. Yet, the obligatory phone-call might seem a little odd in this age of video-calling with Skype and always-on social updates of Facebook. Let's not even discuss Twitter. I would guess that 99.9% of Moms have no idea what Twitter is all about.
Now, don't assume that this is sexism on my part. I'm not saying Moms can't figure out social networking for themselves. There is no doubt that some do. And I am not saying that there are not plenty of people whose Mum has 'friended' them on Facebook (when will FB sort out their verbiage?) or is following them on Twitter.
Baby-boomers Divided By Digital
However, one day where the digital divide is felt most in the 'socio', rather than 'economic' sense of 'socio-economic' issues is Mother's day. Today isn't about young mums with newborns, it's about all Moms, and that includes the Mom of your Mom, your Grandmother, who is likely to be even more cut off from online social networking.
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Source: http://feeds.searchenginewatch.com/~r/sewblog/~3/ga2sBPtngP4/110508-154300
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