Named for the post-World War II era that spawned millions of babies booming around the United States between 1946 and 1964, Baby Boomers are social networking like its Woodstock all over again, with a near 200% growth on Facebook in four months.
If Mom hasn’t caught the Facebook virus and asked you to be her friend, wait. She will.
How many people over age 35 are in your network, planting lil’ green patches, biting vampires, reviewing movies, and writing on your wall? I have over 200 who meet that criteria in my Facebook network.
With 51% of American adults ages 18 to 25 poking friends and connecting with former classmates who also joined the social network, the rest of the U.S. market are either teenagers, Baby Boomers, or seniors, according to data released by Ben Lorica of O’Reilly Media that indicates college-age kids are dropping off Facebook like flies.
Maybe this is a sign that kids are studying more.
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Ari Herzog is an online media strategist and Newburyport City Councilor-Elect.
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Or maybe it’s precisely because “moms” are joining Facebook that the site is no longer as strongly identified as a place where the “kids” can go and talk to each other. As Facebook becomes more ubiquitous, it becomes less hip.
Terrific piece, and I echo noozeguy. Many women I work with haven’t gone onto Facebook (yet) because they see it as a special place for their kids, and they don’t want to appear to be snooping. Perhaps future versions of Facebook and other online spaces will provide ways to help each group connect with their friends without stepping on one another’s quite different-styled shoes.
Personally, I don’t mind if family units befriend me on Facebook because I can opt to reduce what they can see through privacy settings.
For instance, some Facebook friends of mine who I know through FB games I used to play I give a different level of access than high school classmates.
Kids can do that to the parents, and vice versa.
Good stuff. Thanks for sharing that story online. Good thing gas prices aren’t what they are now
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