Why Facebook and Twitter are glad they’re getting older|cnet
Facebook and Twitter users have wrinkles, torn hamstrings and many, many fillings. And increasingly, they’re beginning to complain about chillblains, varicose veins, and the Social Security system.
In just the last two months, the number of Facebook members over 35 has doubled. And the biggest demographic grouping isn’t 12-18. It’s 35 to 44.
While ComScore reported this week that 10 percent of Twitter users are between 55 and 64. That’s the same percentage as are 18-24. In fact, the majority of Twitter users are 35 or older.
And here’s Reuters telling us that 18- to 24-year-olds are 12 percent less likely than average to visit Twitter.
Which might mean that young people are groping their way back to some sort of physical bonding experiences. While older people, thinking that, perhaps, they are younger people, are diving into social networking like large Chicagoans on their first trip to a Kauai beach.
