Statistics. Age. Gender-based-analysis. Immigration. Blog » Visual Data – Lifespan and Wealth. Hans Rosling's 200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes - The Joy of Stats - BBC Four. Older Adults Nearly Double Social Media Presence [STATS] A new study from Pew Internet found that between April 2009 and May 2010, social networking site usage grew 88% among Internet users aged 55-64, and the 65 and older group's social networking presence grew 100% in the same time frame.
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Young people still dominate social networks like Facebook, but their usage only grew 13% during the year covered by Pew's report. Older adults are catching up at an incredibly quick pace, though it remains to be seen whether they will pass the youth or hit a ceiling at or below the usage levels reported by young adults and teens. Older adults who use services like Twitter or Facebook are still in the minority amidst their peers. Pew reported about 10 months ago that 19% of all Internet users use status updates, but only one in ten Internet users aged 50 and older used status updates or read ones written by others.
According to report author Mary Madden, e-mail still dominates interpersonal communication for the 50 and older set. Toronto’s Digital Media Industry – Who Are We?: Blog: Refresh Events. NOTICE: This domain name expired on 05/29/2011 and is pending renewal or deletion. • Register domain names – up to 70% less with the world's #1 registrar! • Go Daddy Auctions® – bid on, buy and sell domains.