Yes, I am 46 - I use FaceBook and Twitter all the time and chat with friends and family (new and old) I have connected with like minded people in the USA etc. It will of course help the human race to make mental connections like a vast electronic collective consciousness. Probably do something cool for evolution. Cheers Mark
and analysis "You may have read the headlines recently that women 55+ are the fastest growing demographic on Facebook. In fact, according to the demographic data aggregated at AllFacebook.com, there was 142 percent growth in this age group between February and April 2009. This is a powerful statistic which changes the way we have to think about the “average” Facebook user." http://blog.ogilvypr.com/2009/04/focus-on-facebook-trends-series-1/
I could give first hand testimonial, after running 3 game communities over the last 4 years, that we're strictly over 16 - mostly 21-35 and often 35-55. All members used YouTube. Most Facebook. Lots had families.
After all, adults between 21 and 40 with kids often don't get out as much as they'd like - and many have replaced TV with the net and all it has to offer - including Facebook and YouTube.
[quote] Contrary to popular perception, YouTube users are not pudgy teenagers pretending to be Star Wars action heroes, at least the majority are not. Rather, over half of them (54.5%) were in the 35-64 age bracket, according to eMarketer. And 25-34 subgroup comprised 19.1% of the total, while kids aged 12-17 made up only 12.6% of the total.
Other demographic surveys support the stat. Nielsen/Netratings found that 55% of YouTube users were between the ages of 35 to 64. Comscore looked at US YouTube visitors specifically and found that 48% of them were in the 35 to 64 age category. Quantcast also looked at US visitors and pegged the number of 35 to 64 year-olds at 65%.[/quote]
He can't afford not to embrace the net - I can't remember the last time I went on holiday without net research first. What about that 1 30 year old with 20 mates, who wants to show them the place they are going - everyone is familiar with youtube, they're likely to visit.
It will of course help the human race to make mental connections like a vast electronic collective consciousness.
Probably do something cool for evolution.
Cheers
Mark
http://www.istrategylabs.com/2009-facebook-demographics-and-statistics-report-276-growth-in-35-54-year-old-users/
and analysis
"You may have read the headlines recently that women 55+ are the fastest growing demographic on Facebook. In fact, according to the demographic data aggregated at AllFacebook.com, there was 142 percent growth in this age group between February and April 2009. This is a powerful statistic which changes the way we have to think about the “average” Facebook user."
http://blog.ogilvypr.com/2009/04/focus-on-facebook-trends-series-1/
I could give first hand testimonial, after running 3 game communities over the last 4 years, that we're strictly over 16 - mostly 21-35 and often 35-55. All members used YouTube. Most Facebook. Lots had families.
After all, adults between 21 and 40 with kids often don't get out as much as they'd like - and many have replaced TV with the net and all it has to offer - including Facebook and YouTube.
You will be able to inform him that he has nothing to lose, and will be able to monitor his video's viewer demographic
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/03/insight-into-youtube-videos.html
If he says he's not convinced : here's the 2006 You Tube demographic.
http://ontheturningaway.com/blog/?p=947
[quote]
Contrary to popular perception, YouTube users are not pudgy teenagers pretending to be Star Wars action heroes, at least the majority are not. Rather, over half of them (54.5%) were in the 35-64 age bracket, according to eMarketer. And 25-34 subgroup comprised 19.1% of the total, while kids aged 12-17 made up only 12.6% of the total.
Other demographic surveys support the stat. Nielsen/Netratings found that 55% of YouTube users were between the ages of 35 to 64. Comscore looked at US YouTube visitors specifically and found that 48% of them were in the 35 to 64 age category. Quantcast also looked at US visitors and pegged the number of 35 to 64 year-olds at 65%.[/quote]
a decent comparison
http://weblogs.hitwise.com/bill-tancer/2006/10/of_youtube_web_20_and_early_ad.html
He can't afford not to embrace the net - I can't remember the last time I went on holiday without net research first. What about that 1 30 year old with 20 mates, who wants to show them the place they are going - everyone is familiar with youtube, they're likely to visit.
erm, too much caffeine.....you get the jist :D