Older Adults and Social Media, Mary Madden PewInternet (Aug 27)
Older adults (over 50) in the United States have been adopting the new social networking tools. One in five (20%) are now using twitter, facebook or similar tool, daily.
* Between April 2009 and May 2010, social networking use among internet users ages 50-64 grew by 88%--from 25% to 47%. * During the same period, use among those ages 65 and older grew 100%--from 13% to 26%. * By comparison, social networking use among users ages 18-29 grew by 13%—from 76% to 86%.Posted by Gwen at August 31, 2010 03:15 PM