Sailing Demographics

Originally posted by turnturtle Originally posted by H2 Interesting - I do wonder if the 55 and up groups are affected by a lower level of on-line / FB usage as I would have expected to see that older cohort more represented. This would be my assumption too.  I was however pleasantly surprised by the gender demographic.... especially given the tendendency for blokes to be a bit more into kit whorish behaviour when it comes to buying sh*t for their activities.

You have to give a DOB to sign up, hence those annoying reminders that some bloke you possibly went to school with who friend requested you back in 2007 is now Turing 40. not sure on Gender for new sign up... it’s probably therr

Edited by turnturtle - 19 Nov 18 at 8:22pm

Originally posted by Peaky Think I made my DoB up...

Me too... but we’re a bit special

I am a GDPR IT Project Manager. If a company does not have a valid reason for requesting your DoB, then they could be in breach of the regulations. Unfortunately, in this case, it's FB, so age related marketing would potentially apply, so not in breach. However, worth noting if other companies request your DoB

Edited by ttc546 - 21 Nov 18 at 7:26am

Facebook has an age policy - I think minimum age is 14.

There are likely to be vast swathes of millennials on there who signed up at 11 and made themselves a few years older.

Less likely to happen for Generation Z - or certainly the younger end of it.... they typically think facebook is lame and for Granparents