PC ADVISOR - Mar 22 - More than two in five (43%) of Brits aged 55 to 74 use the internet frequently, says Age UK. Research by the charity, in conjunction with Eurostat, revealed that Luxembourg is number one when it comes to older generations using the web, with 58% of its residents aged 55 to 74 online. The UK ranks seventh and is also behind Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Sweden and Finland.
by Carrie-Ann Skinner
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And most of them are on Facebook talking to their grandchildren.
Posted by: Mark Brooks | Mar 22, 2011 at 04:52 PM
This age group has been largely ignored on many websites; an unmined gold mine
for the www.
Posted by: Kerry Gray | Mar 22, 2011 at 09:56 PM
I know some people at that age range who use Facebook to connect with the people they love. My boyfriend's uncle and aunt use the web to talk to their loved ones abroad and to their long lost relatives in Jacksonville. And they plan of hosting a family gathering to catch up for the lost time. It has been long indeed, since they last talked to each other. It would be so great to be on each other's company again - reminiscing.
Posted by: Regan Marye | Mar 22, 2011 at 10:10 PM
really true, I had an aunt who frequents facebook all the time, want's to upload photos and such...lol
Posted by: thai dating | Mar 24, 2011 at 03:50 AM
So true! Even my old folks are now very hooked on social sites, talking to their old peers, and long lost friends, and stuff. But I think it also gives them some sort of therapy; some sort of energy when they talk to each other. You know going back, reminiscing on their youthful days; things like that.
Posted by: Glenn Evans | Mar 27, 2011 at 02:39 AM