The Aging Facebook Community

If anyone ever doubted that older people (55+) - lets call them the boomers - are becoming a greater part of the Facebook community, the latest statistics from IStrategyLabs should remove that doubt. While there are questions about the numbers and some issues around the data,(for example, missing data if it is left out by the users)nevertheless, it confirms a growth in the 55+ group. An increase of 24.9 % among US Facebook users during the past month alone. Previous surveys have also shown notable increases. This trend, if sustained, will have a major impact on the nature of Facebook. Will it scare the young ones away? Time will tell. See the survey at the Businessweek site.