Sometimes I think that "older users" is defined as "anyone over the age of twenty-five." (Sigh) In any case, CNN has a very interesting story about older users being the fastest growing customer segment on both Facebook and Twitter. Well, it is interesting if you are over twenty-five.
The number of internet users over 50 who use social-networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter have nearly doubled in the past year, according to a study released Friday.
Between April 2009 and May, the percentage of internet users 50 and up who said they use social-networking sites has risen from 22 percent to 42 percent, according to the survey by the Pew Research Center.
The number of internet users over 50 who use social-networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter have nearly doubled in the past year, according to a study released Friday.
Between April 2009 and May, the percentage of internet users 50 and up who said they use social-networking sites has risen from 22 percent to 42 percent, according to the survey by the Pew Research Center.
You can read more in an article by Doug Gross on the CNN web site at http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/social.media/08/27/older.users.social.networks/index.html
My thanks to W. David Samuelsen for telling me about this story.
