As a former print media person, I spend a lot of time thinking about the digital revolution, probably more than people who grew up in the digital age. For them, it’s always been part of the world — they don’t have anything to compare it against. I’m like a guy who grew up with horses, and [...]

But broadband Internet did. photo credit: Marcin Wichary Alan Mutter, who’s one of the smartest industry analysts around, has more at his blog, Reflections of a Newsosaur. According to Mutter, the tipping point was when about 25% of U.S. households got broadband Internet service. Actually, Mutter says that circulation began to crater when broadband penetration [...]

We came across some interesting info recently on age and Internet use. The under-30 crowd still dominates most categories on the Web, but older Americans are showing growth in some key areas of the Internet. According to Hitwise.com, the 55+ age group has nearly doubled its presence on social networking sites in the last two [...]