BREAKING NEWS
Baby boomers flock to Facebook
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Posted: 08/27/2010
The age group that uses Facebook the most may surprise you.
A new study says that activity on the network from people 50 and older has nearly doubled in the last year.
According to PC Magazine, In April 2009, about 22 percent of those over 50 had tried a site like Facebook or MySpace. That has jumped to 42 percent in May 2010, Pew said. Among those ages 50 to 64, usage during the same time period grew 88 percent, from 25 percent to 47 percent. The over 65 crowd, meanwhile, grew 100 percent, from 13 percent to 26 percent.
On the WPTV Facebook page, the majority of active users are women age 35 to 44.
What do you use social networking sites for?
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