Well, I always tell people to make more than one account. (Despite their tos) A professional, and one for personal and an additional one for naughtiness.
On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 1:45 PM, Martin Baxter <martinbaxt...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > From talking to my niece, that's not an entirely welcome concept. Both my > SisterUnit and her dad are her friends there. Keeps her from cutting loose, > I suspect. > > > On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 6:56 AM, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >> I was thinking that it had more to do with being in contact with their >> grandkids. Facebook seems to have made it more acceptable for non-geeks to >> go online. I can't tell you how many relatives that are now my facebook >> friends. >> >> On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 3:23 AM, Martin Baxter <martinbaxt...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> Mr Worf, it's an interesting trend indeed. I would say that this is due >>> to lessened mobility. >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 1:50 AM, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Social Networks See Trending Increase in Users Over 50 Percentage >>>> growth of new older users far greater than that for younger users[image: >>>> Social Networks See Trending Increase in Users Over 50] >>>> Posted Aug 30th, 2010 03:11 PM by Ann >>>> Oui<http://www.avn.com/porn-stars/Ann-Oui-218142.html> >>>> >>>> *CYBERSPACE*—The oldsters are catching up, and are in some regards >>>> surging ahead of the youngsters in their use of social networking sites. >>>> You >>>> read that right. >>>> >>>> The trend is unmistakable, according to new Pew Research data. Over the >>>> past year, social networking use among internet users aged 50 and older has >>>> nearly doubled, from 22 percent to 42 percent. Assessed another way, half >>>> (47 percent) of internet users ages 50-64 and one in four (26 percent) >>>> users >>>> ages 65 and older now use social networking sites. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> The older set still has some ground to make up if it wants to equal or >>>> better the 18- to 29-year-olds, 86 percent of whom say they use sites such >>>> as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. But if the current adoption rate holds, >>>> it could happen. >>>> >>>> “Between April 2009 and May 2010,” reported Pew, “internet users [aged] >>>> 50-64 who said they use a social networking site like MySpace, Facebook or >>>> LinkedIn grew 88 percent and those ages 65 and older grew 100 percent in >>>> their adoption of the sites, compared with a growth rate of 13 percent for >>>> those ages 18-29.” >>>> >>>> The data also suggests that, in addition to their acceptance of social >>>> networking, older people say they also are becoming regular users. >>>> >>>> “The use of Twitter and other services to share status updates has also >>>> grown among older users—most notably among those ages 50-64,” said Pew. >>>> “While just 5 percent of users ages 50-64 had used Twitter or another >>>> status-update service in 2009, 11 percent now say they use these tools. On >>>> a >>>> typical day, 6 percent of online adults aged 50-64 make Twitter a part of >>>> their routine, up from the 1 percent who did so in 2009. >>>> >>>> “By comparison, social networking sites have gained a much larger >>>> foothold in the lives of older Americans over time. One in five (20 >>>> percent) >>>> online adults ages 50-64 say they use social networking sites on a typical >>>> day, up from 10 percent one year ago. Likewise, 13 percent of online adults >>>> ages 65 and older log on to social networking sites, compared with just 4 >>>> percent who did so in 2009.” >>>> >>>> Looked at another way, among the pool of adults ages 50 and older who >>>> use social networking sites, 44 percent used them on the day prior to their >>>> being contacted for the survey. >>>> >>>> For more information about the Pew research, click >>>> here<http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Older-Adults-and-Social-Media.aspx> >>>> . >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody >>> hell wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant >>> >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik >>> >>> >>> >> > > > -- > "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell > wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik > > > >
