Pew: Older Adults and Social Media
Social networking use among internet users ages 50 and older has nearly doubled — from 22% to 42% over the past year. …
Half (47%) of internet users ages 50-64 and one-in-four (26%) users ages 65 and older now use social networking sites. …
One-in-ten (11%) online adults ages 50-64 and one-in-twenty (5%) online adults ages 65 and older now say they use Twitter or another service to share updates about themselves or see updates about others. …
Email and online news are still more appealing to older users, but social media sites attract many repeat visitors.
The most depressing aspect of this story is that I qualify as an "older adult."
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