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Online Seniors [INFOGRAPHIC]

via marketingprofs.com Though seniors (adults age 65 and older) have spent much of their lives without the technology that younger generations have grown up with, fully six in ten (60%) say they use the Internet, participating in a variety of activities such as social networking, playing games, and buying products, according to report by Forrester…

Podcast Listeners In 2012

The Podcast Consumer 2012 is the seventh study of audio and video podcast consumption in America from Edison Research and Arbitron.

eShoppers Who Have Purchased Due To Facebook Ads or Comments, by Generation [CHART]

via emarketer.com A June 2012 study from Reuters and Ipsos found that only 20% of US Facebook users said they had bought products because of ads or comments they saw on Facebook. Read the rest at eMarketer.

TV Advertising Influence Wanes With Age [CHART]

via marketingcharts.com Data from TVB’s “Media Comparisons 2012″ indicates that a plurality of respondents across all age groups believe that TV influences their purchase decisions the most. Interestingly, 18-34-year-olds are the most likely to report this (40.8%), with TV’s influence declining with age, to 36.5% of 35-64-year-olds and 32.7% of those aged 65 and older.…

Number Of Channels Used To Communicate With Service Providers By Generation [CHART]

via marketingcharts.com Millennials (aged 18-30) are using more channels than ever to contact financial service, telecom, travel, insurance, and healthcare providers, and they are spurring adoption of alternative channels such as SMS, smartphone applications, and social networks, finds a [download page] NICE Systems survey of US, UK and Australian consumers released in June 2012. On…

Online Sources For Political Information, By Generation [CHART]

via emarketer.com Overall, news websites were the most commonly tapped resource for those looking for political information online; 47.7% of likely voters used them. But news sites were especially important among those ages 55 or older, with 53% of respondents from this group relying on them. Voters ages 18 to 34, no surprise, were significantly…

Tablet Owners Who Have Made A Purchase On Their Tablet by Generation [CHART]

via emarketer.com When looking at US tablet ownership and usage by age group, Jumptap found that those ages 25 to 34 led the pack. Almost one-quarter of those in this group owned a tablet, while about one in five said they had made a purchase on one of the devices. Interestingly, those ages 18 to…

53% Of Seniors Are Online [CHART]

via marketingcharts.com The proportion of American adults aged over 65 who use the internet or email has passed the 50% threshold for the first time, reaching 53% in April 2012, per survey results [pdf] released in June by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. This represents a significant uptick in growth: in August 2011…