The following article represents an interesting overview of the ways in which people embrace newer technologies that are not necessarily of particularly high specification. If the tool is (just) good enough for the job in hand, inexpensive, portable and easy to use, that seems to be good enough for us!
http://www.wired.com/gadgets/miscellaneous/magazine/17-09/ff_goodenough

find out more about the perceived opportunities represented by Social Media ... here is the view from the White House!

http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/08/what-the-obama-administration-is-learning-from-facebook-google-and-ideo/