16 and Web 2.0 – 3rd in Series
JackoSmacko as his hotmail account shouts to the world, is a 16 yr old high school from suburban Brisbane. Cricket, soccer and eating are high on his list of priorities, and females are a looming interest on the horizon. He was first online as an 8yr old using broadband at home currently uses Web 2.0 daily, although is not familiar with this term. As this series of interviews has progressed I have made some predictions about Web 2.0 regarding particular age groups, and been corrected on many an occasion. In this blog I will highlight rapid changes occurring in his social media sphere, or surprising observations;
- Since early 2009 his friends have been rapidly migrating from MySpace to Facebook, mainly due to following status updates and the popularity and ease of use amongst friends – now 85% to 90% use Facebook
- He uses Wikipedia to ”get info” on something, but realises that not all content is factual or a reliable source
- Female friends use Facebook more “cause they don’t do anything” – when asked to expand on this, the fact that they had a bit more time to chat due to their non-continual involvement in cricket or sport emerged
- Surprisingly he has read sporting blogs, occasionally commented, and can usually differentiate them from news sources
- Facebook is “too difficult to get around” via mobile (Mum’s)
- Use on Facebook is split between updates and applications/quizes
- Chat or interaction about school on a weekly basis is only with about 30 of 250 friends
- Regularly chats with 2-5(max) friends online at once via MSN
- While Facebook is blacklisted at school, he would have an extremely favourable opinion of a future employer who allowed him to spend 1/2 and hour a day online socialising
- Usually uses Google for search but none of their Web 2.0 applications, has used askJeeves for some searches but never heard of Bing
- still uses an iPod for music, but “downloads free music a bit” without a second thought, and is not aware of the Web 2.0 music applications emerging
So, Jacko is probably a typical Teen Web 2.0 user, he suggested that “techy” is not necessary, but more important to use is having a sociable outlook. Interestingly he says it is easier to use than a phone – which I have interpreted as more convenient, and, as previously noted he can have several conversations at once. Cheaper and easy access are common statements and important to this age group.
16 and Web 2.0 – 3rd in Series
JackoSmacko as his hotmail account shouts to the world, is a 16 yr old high school from suburban Brisbane. Cricket, soccer and eating are high on his list of priorities, and females are a looming interest on the horizon. He was first online as an 8yr old using broadband at home currently uses Web 2.0 daily, although is not familiar with this term. As this series of interviews has progressed I have made some predictions about Web 2.0 regarding particular age groups, and been corrected on many an occasion. In this blog I will highlight rapid changes occurring in his social media sphere, or surprising observations;
So, Jacko is probably a typical Teen Web 2.0 user, he suggested that “techy” is not necessary, but more important to use is having a sociable outlook. Interestingly he says it is easier to use than a phone – which I have interpreted as more convenient, and, as previously noted he can have several conversations at once. Cheaper and easy access are common statements and important to this age group.