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April 25th, 2009

Kim Mickelsen

Twitter Growth Proves Early Adopters Need Not Be Young

Typically those who are younger and more tech savvy have been the key to driving adoption of new technology. While the fastest growing segment of Facebook is now women 55+, and other social networks are graying, their massive growth was largely fueled by the young.  But Twitter, which was launched publicly in August 2006, breaks that mold, and makes us rethink the who and why of technology adoption.
Twitter Users by Age
The majority of Twitter users are 35 years old or older. Read More