Online information-sharing tools will still play an integral role in the lives of so-called Millennials by 2020, even as they grow older and assume more responsibilities, according to the predictions of a majority of technology experts recently surveyed.

The Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project and the Imagining the Internet Center at Elon University recently interviewed 895 technology leaders as part of a series of surveys on the evolution and social impact of online technologies. Participants previously opined on the social impact of the Internet by 2020 and the future of cloud computing.

Sixty-seven percent of respondents believed that information sharing will prove to be more than a passing fad for Generation Y as the habit has grown to become an integral part of how burgeoning and young adults find information, seek help, sustain and nurture friendships and remain engaged with their communities.

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