I'm a babyboomer whose media age is Gen Y

Does blogging keep you young?    While browsing Rambling Reflections blog, I found a post about "media age" versus real age. (Original post from Penelope Trunk)    The quiz and point system is below.    I'm a babyboomer with Gen Y media consumption habits.

Do you have your own web page? (1 point)
Have you made a web page for someone else? (2 points)
Do you IM your friends? (1 point)
Do you text your friends? (2 points)
Do you watch videos on YouTube? (1 point)
Do you remix video files from the Internet? (2 points)
Have you paid for and downloaded music from the Internet? (1 point)
Do you know where to download free (illegal) music from the Internet? (2 points)
Do you blog for professional reasons? (1 point)
Do you blog as a way to keep an online diary? (2 points)
Have you visited MySpace at least five times? (1 point)
Do you communicate with friends on Facebook? (2 points)
Do you use email to communicate with your parents? (1 point)
Did you text to communicate with your parents? (2 points)
Do you take photos with your phone? (1 point)
Do you share your photos from your phone with your friends? (2 points)

0-1 point - Baby Boomer
2-6  points - Generation Jones
6- 12 points - Generation X
12 or over - Generation Y

Comments

[Emily]

I feel kind of sheepish that I scored 100% on that quiz... As if I needed any more convincing that I'm Gen Y!

[Michele Martin]

I was Gen Y, too, to the chagrin of my children. Actually, in a lot of ways I know more than they do about social media, which is kind of interesting.

I do think that blogging keeps you young, but I also think that just continuing to learn keeps you young, so maybe that's the bigger thing.

[Michelle Murrain]

It's funny, the reason I didn't score 100% on that was that my parents (who would score a minus score on this test) would have no clue whatsoever about what to do with a text message (and they barely use their cell phones anyway) Otherwise, I'd text them. :-)

Another baby boomer with Gen Y media habits!

[Len Edgerly]

I'm glad to join this group of wired Boomers, and this quiz gave me a nice little ego lift, all the way to Gen Y. My goal is to stay current as best I can, so when my grandson, 1.5 yrs old, goes online I'll be able to show him the ropes, or pipes--or tubes, or whatever. :-)