The Aging of Social Networks

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Social networks are not the domain of the young. According to a May 2010 Pew Internet & American Life Project survey, 47% of 50-to-64-year-old internet users and 26% of seniors ages 65 and up indicate that they now use social networking sites.

So why are older Internet users flocking to social sites like Facebook? Well the Pew Study offered three reasons for social networking’s appeal to older adults:

• They want to reconnect with people from their past.
• As a gathering place for multiple generations, social networks are useful to parents for learning about the lives of their children and grandchildren.
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