Artifact One

I am not surprised that the Internet has become the leading source for news for the age group 18-29.  These people are the people who are also on Facebook or Twitter where they can now connect with just about anyone  or anything on one page.  Most companies have their own Facebook page where they can post what's new with their company, many sports teams also have Facebook pages where they keep you updated on the happenings of that team.  It's getting to the point where most people only need to check their Facebook or Twitter to know when something important happened in the world because someone will have said something about it on their Facebook or Twitter.  When Landon Donovan scored against Algeria in the World Cup this past summer, Twitter crashed, this shows that people go to their social media sites when something happens.

I am also not surprised by the growth in internet usage by the older generations.  Many of the older generations are embracing technology more and are using the internet because you don't have to wait to get the news, you can go to one site such as cnn.com and get just about all the news from around the world.  Also older people are starting to use Facebook and using it for several purposes.  I know my parents use the internet to find their news, even though they used to be television news watchers.  Every night at 10 our house would grind to halt and my parents would sit down and watch the news.  That has changed ever since they started using the internet a lot, now they only watch the news when they aren't already doing something or sleeping.  This shows how the internet is overtaking television as the leading news source for good.