Access

First of all I would just like to point out that after reading these articles, I logged onto my Facebook just to see if I had any new notifications or if there were any new interesting status updates. But anyways, how does socioeconomic status affect access to the Internet and social media? Hmm.. the way I see it, is there is a definite age group difference. Those who are in middle school typically use MySpace. Highschool is a mixed of MySpace and Facebook, college students just only use Facebook and won't dare give out there "immature" MySpace link. Twitter and Linkedin, however, become a bit of a toss-up between ages. With my own personal use of Twitter I find that the youngest age group of users are college students. Many professionals, company's, and celebrities use Twitter. Linkedin is what I have the least knowledge about. I believe it is just for a business aspect and used solely for networking. I do believe that one's socioeconomic status affects their access to the Internet and social media because for one, if you do not have access then you won't have any of these social networks. And typically, those who are in college or have college degrees tend to have or make more money than those who are not in college. It even makes sense for middle-schoolers, who have no income. Those kids have no business using something like Linkedin or following someone like CNN because they cannot comprehend that information just yet. This access to the Internet and social media has just recently become extremely important. One of the articles said its access enhances local economies, manages natural resources and improves access to education and health services. I agree with these statements because anyone can type in a Google search and learn something new within 5 minutes. Students who do not have internet access can be supported by the use of libraries in schools or even public libraries or computers within the classrooms. Just as internet access and social media are increasing around us, classrooms and schools are enhancing too so even if there is not access at a students home the likelihood of that student accessing internet in school is very high.