Silver Surfers: How The Older Generation Uses Social Media [INFOGRAPHIC]

Did you know that one in three seniors now use social media?

That’s up from just 13 percent in 2009. Almost one in five (18 percent) Twitter users are aged 50 or over, and a whopping 49 percent of online seniors have a Facebook account.

This visual from Accredited Online Colleges looks at internet usage amongst the older generation.

(Source: Accredited Online Colleges. Image via Shutterstock.)