Facebook Becoming More Popular Among Seniors
Can you guess the fastest-growing demographic on Facebook? It's not teenagers or college students, but their grandparents. According to the latest statistics from the Pew Internet & American Life Project, 53 percent of Americans 65 or older are online. Of that subset, 34 percent use social networking sites such as Facebook.
Can you guess the fastest-growing demographic on Facebook? It’s not teenagers or college students, but their grandparents. According to the latest statistics from the Pew Internet & American Life Project, 53 percent of Americans 65 or older are online. Of that subset, 34 percent use social networking sites such as Facebook.
However, Facebook use among seniors pales in comparison to email, which is the preferred mode of communication. The report says that 86 percent of wired seniors use email, with 48 percent doing so regularly.
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