The idea that Baby Boomers aren’t open to new products and technology is a 19th century myth, not a 21st century reality according to new data from The Nielsen Company.

There’s a growing belief that TV “cord cutting” – when consumers reduce the amount of time they watch TV or drop their digital TV subscriptions altogether and move to viewing video online – is gaining traction. But that myth is busted.

As penetration of HDTVs, DVRs, broadband and smartphones increased at double- or even triple-digit rates during the last two years, viewing across all major media platforms continues to be fueled by the adoption of technologies that improve the consumer experience.

Creating a cross-media platform footprint is vital to growing audience and market share, but deciphering it to date has been a challenge. Profiling this audience—defined as “Integrators” by CNN—no longer has to be a mystery.

TV, Internet, and mobile usage continues to grow in the U.S., according to a report released today by Nielsen.
As of Q3 2008, the average American watched approximately 142 hours of TV per month — five hours more than they watched in a typical month during the same period a year ago.
Americans who used the Internet were online 27 hours a month, and people who used a mobile phone spent 3 hours a month watching mobile video.
Men were more likely than women to watch via mobile phone, while women were more likely then …