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More US Adults Than Teens Now on Social Networks

Growth in Use of Social Networks35% of US adults now have social network profiles, up from 8% in 2005.  That’s still a smaller proportion that the 65% of teens — but a larger number overall.

The just-released the results of the Pew Internet & American Life Project’s December 2008 tracking survey shows that the use of social media still skews toward younger adults and drops off dramatically in the older age groups.  Still, 30% of online adults age 35 – 44 means that a very large number of middle-age folk like myself are now using social media, primarily to …more…