blog: Bangalore’s Gen-Z loves networking – but on the web
It is not TV cartoons or an energetic game of football that is keeping Bangalore’s youth hooked – but blogging and social networking.
According to a survey by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India’s largest software exporters, youngsters in this tech hub top the chart in blogging and networking. And parents and teachers are a worried lot over the possible ill-effects of spending much time on this activity.
Students in the age group 12-18 in several cities across India have taken to blogging and social networking in a big way. But Bangalore’s Gen-Z is way ahead – with 66 percent of those surveyed saying they are active on blogging and networking sites, in comparison to the national average of 39 percent.
The TCS survey, the first of its kind pan-India study on the subject, covered 14,000 students, mainly studying in English medium, in Kochi, Coimbatore, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai, Bhubaneswar, Kolkata, Lucknow and Delhi.
But parental pressure has made a few cut down on the time they are logged on.