? of the Day to Tara
Facebook membership is growing at a fast pace. Are you seeing the growth in your network?
Absolutely! The biggest indicator to the growth and acceptance of Facebook was my husband joining last week. The day after, he told me no less than 10 people came up to him and shook his hand to congratulate him. One friend commented ”I’m worried that this is one of the 7 signs that judgment day is approaching.”
When I joined Facebook last summer I looked for high school classmates and found none. That’s right - zero. Granted my class was small, around 70. I recently did a search again and found 9 people. Hey, that’s growth!
Truth is, those age 35-54, still make up a small portion of the entire Facebook audience (slightly less than 20%). But this demographic is the fastest growing age group on the site, 276% over the last 6 months. To put that into perspective, Facebook is doubling this group every two months. Stunning!
Certainly this is a trend that can’t be ignored. Most people I know are excited to be a part of Facebook. They admit it’s easy to get caught up in it, but are finding it a really valuable (and fun) way to get back in touch and stay connected to people. Isn’t that what life is all about?
Tags: Facebook, Facebook 35-54, Facebook demographics, Facebook growth, fastest growing age group
March 6th, 2009 at 10:14 am
Staying connected is what it’s all about!
It’s fascinating to watch these numbers grow and change and watch our culture respond to the Facebook phenomenon. I have so many questions and fantasies about the ways in which Facebook will change the world. Their “mission is to give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected.”
How will that evolve and manifest? What does it mean to be more open and connected? Will people behave differently? Make different choices? Will the new transparency so many are pointing to make us a more ethical, and moral society?
It’s going to be fun to participate in this revolution of sorts… don’t you think?
March 11th, 2009 at 10:06 am
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