The most recent study by Pew Internet & American Life Project, “Home Broadband Adoption 2006,” has some encouraging things to say about the creation of User Generated Media (UGM).  Pegging the number of online users in the US creating UGM at almost 50 Million, the Pew study indicates that it isn’t just the “broadband elite” that are creating content, but a wide variety of users.  Young and old Americans in a variety of income levels have blogged, created websites, contributed to web sites and blogs, or submitted artwork, photos stories or videos.  However the availability of at-home broadband makes users more likely to do so - and my guess is this will increase as some of these activities become even more mainstream.