Senior Citzen Bloggers Defy Stereotypes

Johnson, Carla K. "Senior Citizen Bloggers Defy Stereotypes; Increasing numbers of blogs are being created by older people, who say their hobby keeps them up on current events, lets them befriend strangers around the globe, and gives them a voice in a society often deaf to the wisdom of the elderly." InformationWeek (2005). Academic OneFile. Web. 8 Mar. 2010.

In this article the author focused on how there is an increasing number of senior citizens now partaking in the world of blogging. Many of the elderly that are maintaining blogs love having their thoughts and opinions heard at an age where their thoughts aren’t as respected as they once were. The increasing number of senior citizens that are maintaining blogs is defying the stereotype that blogging is a hobby for people in their twenties. It also breaks away from the stereotype that the elderly don’t even use computers. Statistics show that three percent of senior citizens that use the internet now have blogs. This number may not sound like a lot but in comparison only thirteen percent of 18-29 year olds have blogs.

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