It’s well known that kids and young adults of many ages have taken up the trade of blogging, either for personal or professional reasons. But how many of the generation born in the era of global interconnectedness can say that their mothers in particular have had their hands in social Web services and publication platforms? Not many, one might think. And one might be right. But of course there are exceptions to every rule.
Lee goes on to offer statistics gleaned from the Internet researcher eMarketer of the rising number of mothers that have ventured online. It is said that some 80% of mothers in the US make their way onto the Web “at least once a month.” The researcher estimates that some 35.3+ million mothers will spend a portion of their time on the Web in 2008. That carries over from about 32 million in 2006. What for? To research baby products, of course. And to connect with family and fellow matriarchs, or even just to build and maintain a sort of digital diary and scrapbook of the early life of their newborn(s). One particular service which we here at Mashable recently highlighted, called Kidmondo, is indeed purposed specifically to enable parents to maintain personal sites for their young children.
All in all, the trend of female adoption of online services is headed nowhere but up. For about two years or so, it has increasingly been understood that girls outnumber boys as far as registration and active use of blogging software and social networks. Now it seems that older female demographics have taken note of the usefulness of such things, and adapting them to serve their wants and needs in ways that.
So to mark this holiday we say this any and all mothers out there on the Web: keep blogging, keep networking, keep Twittering even. Most importantly, keep sharing. The fact that the Web 2.0 space is evolving to encompass more of the general populace, and not only the geek class, goes far in proving its ultimate legitimacy. And hey, who doesn’t love baby pictures? The more the merrier.