New Study Shows Boomers Beat Millenials In Social Networking Gains

Warning: Don't be surprised to find a "friend" request from Grandma and Grandpa in your Facebook inbox this holiday season. The fastest growth on social networking sites like Facebook has come from the G.I. generation, those aged 74 or older, according to new research from the Pew Research Center.

Warning: Don’t be surprised to find a “friend” request from Grandma and Grandpa in your Facebook inbox this holiday season. The fastest growth on social networking sites like Facebook has come from the G.I. generation, those aged 74 or older, according to new research from the Pew Research Center.

Millennials, those aged 18-33, are still more likely to use social networks, but the fastest growth has come from their elderly counterparts, the G.I. generation, among whom social networking has quadrupled since 2008.

Pew’s report, titled “Generations

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