Annuity News Now--Older users flocking to Facebook, Twitter (Mark Wahlstrom)

Between April 2009 and May, the percentage of internet users 50 and up who said they use social-networking sites has risen from 22 percent to 42 percent, according to the survey by the Pew Research Center.

Respondents 65 and older reported a 100 percent increase, while those between 50 and 64 jumped 88 percent.

By comparison, the number of users from 18-29 who said they use networking sites rose a much more meager 13 percent.

For anyone who logs on to sites such as Facebook and...

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From: AnnuityNewsNow

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Old Folks' MySpace Bans Happiness

US Congress looks into banning social networking sites from public school and library computers, Eons.com is the MySpace for folks 50 years and older (ie - who are going to die soon), World Map of Happiness-Scandinavians and island dwellers doing pretty good.

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From: mobuzz

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Social Media business continues to grow

In this video we describe how the Social Media business continues to grow.

Market research company eMarketer forecasts that US advertisers will spend 20% more on social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace in 2010.

This means social media will account for 6.7 per cent of all US online ad spending.

Apparently Facebook dominates with 50% market share of Social Media spend whilst Myspace diminishes.

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From: Weboptimiser

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