Seniors still wary of smartphones; visible minorities embrace social TV activities: MTM reports

OTTAWA – Nearly two-thirds of Canadian Anglophone seniors now own a cell phone, while Canadians self-identifying as visible minorities are more likely to social network, according to two new reports from Media Technology Monitor (MTM).Seniors’ Media Technology Adoption and Use profiles Anglophone Seniors and their ownership and use of media technology. For the purposes of this report, the senior generation is defined as those aged 69 years and older. While they’ve seen the introduction and advancements of traditional television and radio, they’ve not grown up with publicly available Internet and wireless technologies.Highlights from the report include:- Anglophone seniors are heavy users...