digitaldivide

The age digital divide is one of the lasting digital divides in the United States, as older people have the lowest adoption rate and levels of use.

The NYT writes about older American adults, especially those that live alone, using social network sites to keep in touch with family and friends.

Will social networking sites be a driving force in bringing seniors online?

ARSTechnica reports on a recent USDA study:
"Both urban and rural Internet use have soared in the US over the last few years, but some new number-crunching from the US Department of Agriculture puts a number on the urban/rural gap: 9.3 percent. 72.6 percent of urban Americans use the Internet somewhere (though not necessarily at home), but among rural residents that number falls to 63.3 percent."