Eleven percent of Internet-connected US adults updated their status online using Twitter or another social network in December, nearly twice as many as in May, a survey released on Thursday said.
Eleven percent of Internet-connected US adults updated their status online using Twitter or another social network in December, nearly twice as many as in May, a survey released on Thursday said.
The survey by the Washington-based Pew Internet and American Life Project also found that the median age of a user of micro-blogging service Twitter is 31 years old as opposed to 27 for MySpace, 26 for Facebook and 40 for LinkedIn.
Surfing the Net can Help Stimulate the Brain
Surfing the web world can help stimulate the brain, especially in the case of the middle-aged and older adults.
Surfing the web world can help stimulate the brain, especially in the case of the middle-aged and older adults.
Twitter allows users to send messages of 140 characters or less through a computer or mobile phone to other users. Social networks such as Facebook also feature a status update option.
Pew said that unsurprisingly, the use of Twitter and similar services drops off with age.
Youths Rule Internet but American Seniors Make Large Online Gains!
American seniors going online increase, chipping away at the dominance of 18- to 44-year-olds who comprise half the Web population.
American seniors going online increase, chipping away at the dominance of 18- to 44-year-olds who comprise half the Web population.
Twenty percent of those aged 25 to 34 said they have done so, 10 percent of 35 to 44 year olds, five percent of 45 to 54 year olds and just four percent of 55 to 64 year olds.
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Social Network Use by Adult Americans on the Rise: Survey
Adult Americans who use the Internet are joining social networks at a rapid rate and the number with an online profile has quadrupled in the past three years, according to a new survey.
Adult Americans who use the Internet are joining social networks at a rapid rate and the number with an online profile has quadrupled in the past three years, according to a new survey.
The Washington-based Pew Center said the survey had a margin of error of plus or minus two to three percentage points.
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Older Adults! Interact, Socialize and Avoid Memory Loss
A new study says that older people who love to interact and socialise in parties, are less likely to experience memory loss.
A new study says that older people who love to interact and socialise in parties, are less likely to experience memory loss.
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