2010 WEB2:

Task 1:
26 June 2010
Here we go again. I am completing Web 2 for the second time as part of my PDR. Personally it is not my thing - I don't know why people want to have a journal on line and put their self out there, sounds like massive self indulgence! Although I must admit that I enjoy the occassional read of other people blogs.

Since completing Web2 in 2008 I can honestly say I've never been asked by a customer for assistance or information on blogging - if they are into 'it' they know how to do 'it! However I do think it is important to know that blogging and online social networking exists - just in case I'm asked about it

I thought that it may be an age thing that causes me to be resistented to social networking, however some statistic that I READ recently says that my age group (baby boomers) are using on line social networking and it is a growing phenomiun and in some social networking like face book the baby boomers are taking over the site and driving the younger users off. I think their may be some truth to this as I've asked my younger collengues (all very knowledgable about computers etc) if they blogged and/or used facebook, of the 6 young people (aged 16 - 24) they all said no. I then asked 6 of the older staff members aged 40-63 most said they used facebook and 4 said they blogged. Don't understand this I thought it was the folly of youth not age.