Monday, October 12, 2009

From Twitter To MySpace, Social Networks Are Now Run By Women Over 35

From Times Online:

Social-networking sites, like much of the internet, were once a playground for young men. They were drowning in obscure jargon, long rants and, of course, pornography. But nowadays, it is a growing brigade of thirty- and fortysomethings who are behind their extraordinary growth.

Famous users such as Sarah Brown are among those non-teenage women who are increasingly turning to sites such as Facebook and Twitter. New figures show that female users now dominate social-networking sites, and those aged 35 and over are among the fastest-growing demographic for many social networks.

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