This is just a follow-up to a post back in March 2009 that was titled - "Survey and statistics show older women embracing social media". Well today on cnn.com there was an article regarding the same topic, but with more details. Here is a brief overview.
- Older generations use social networks to keep tabs on younger family members and they often find fruitful connections with their peers after they've friended all of their kids and grandkids.
- Only about 7 percent of people older than 65 have online social-networking profiles, according to research from the Pew Internet & American Life Project.
- There are now about 1.5 million female users older than 55 on the site, the group says -- roughly a 550 percent increase over six months ago.
- Older people often must overcome fears about privacy issues before they will join Facebook, Fogg-Phillips said. Once they do, they often find unexpected uses for the network.
Also, in the story was some interesting facts about Facebook.
- Facebook now says it has 200 million users, making its user base larger than the populations of all the world's countries except China, India, the United States and Indonesia.
- Facebook today has a global presence, with 70 percent of users living outside the U.S., the site says.
Like I said back in March a classic comment I always seem to hear is older generations do not get social media and would never embrace it. Well I am glad to say again that is not true.
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