There was a major conference in Carlsbad, Calif. on all things digital and the internet social space. From that conference, I read a really interesting interview with Rubert Murdoch.
For those who don’t know, Murdoch is the chairman and chief executive of News Corp., which oversees a global media empire that includes such properties as Fox Broadcasting, HarperCollins book publishers, MySpace and newspapers in Australia, the U.K. and the U.S. — including Dow Jones & Co., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.

Here’s a remarkable stat from Rupert Murdoch from the D conference, as quoted in the WSJ:

MR. MOSSBERG: Does [MySpace] skew younger?

MR. MURDOCH: No. That is a very old-fashioned view. Forty-five percent of all the people who use MySpace are over 35. We have 40% of all the mothers in America on MySpace.

40%?! If you figure that ALL of the underage moms in America are on Myspace and some MILFs, I still would have guessed the percentage to be half that. So you’ve got a lot of “regular” mommies on there too, I guess. I’d like to know what mothers are doing on Myspace? Not sharing recipes I don’t think. There are so many new mom-centric sites that do a better job of sharing photos and stories of the family so this statistic really amazes me. Anyway, I thought that was worth blogging about! Now go hit on some mothers on Myspace!

Tags: D conference, moms, Myspace, social networks

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