The latest project I had to work on was a video where I had to ask different age groups what they thought about the internet and how did they use it.

Do they use facebook, Skype, Google and WHY?

After interviewing different people, I noticed that each person has its own agenda. Each person uses social media for different purposes.

Lynn Mourad, a 9 year old, was asked why did she use the internet at her age.

Lynn mostly uses the internet for school, when she has a research to do. She mostly uses wikipedia and google. Even at a very young age, kids rely on social media for work.

Maya Mourad, an 11 year old, also uses the internet for work and studying but also for entertainment. She used Facebook for a while, but has now deleted it. Maya thinks you have no privacy whatsoever on Facebook and had rather delete it than people hacking her account.

Both Lynn and Maya use Skype for the only purpose of calling their father who lives abroad. They use it everyday.

Sara Giusti, a 19 year old, has little use of skype. From time to time, she uses it to also call her father who lives abroad. But Sara is more Facebook oriented. She finds it be fun.

May Hitti, a parent, uses skype a lot. She finds it very useful. May has been introduced to social media a little bit more than 10 years ago. She finds it extremely practical and makes everything easier.

“I wish we had internet a long time ago,” May said.

She also uses Facebook but very rarely. Her only purpose of using this site is simply to be in touch with her daughters and see what they have been up to.

As you see, Age matters when it comes to internet.

Younger kids usually have access to the internet simply for some basic research for school work. But they also use Skype to communicate with the outside world.

Teenagers mostly use the internet for entertainment. Facebook for instance: pictures, videos, tagging, Posting on walls… etc.

Parents usually rely on the internet to stay in touch with their kids, friends and families.