The More We Change The More We Stay The Same?

There’s an interesting study out by the Pew Internet & American Life Project that says the Internet may not be changing our patterns of behavior as much as we expected. For instance, the well-to-do and well-educated are more likely than those less well off to participate in online political activities such as emailing a government official or signing an online petition.

On the other hand, there is evidence that civic participation via blogs and social networking sites may break some long-standing differences based on socio-economic status. Some 19% of internet users have posted material about political or social issues or used a social network site for some form of civic or political engagement – and they are not segregated by strong socio-economic differences. Is it because the young people who make up the majority of participants in such sites have yet to achieve their full earning potential – or does this signal a true change?

Learn more by reading the full report.

Bye for now!

~ Deborah