NewsTalk 1280 WGBF » social networking http://newstalk1280.com Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:22:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 How Many Grandparents Are Tweeting and Facebooking? More Than You Might Think http://newstalk1280.com/how-many-grandparents-are-on-twitter-facebook/ http://newstalk1280.com/how-many-grandparents-are-on-twitter-facebook/#comments Sat, 25 Jun 2011 14:18:31 +0000 Shauna Wright http://thefwd.com/?p=18966 If your grandmother has recently friended you on Facebook or followed you on Twitter, you’re not alone.

The website myvouchercodes.co.uk recently conducted a survey in which it asked people over 60 about their social media habits. It yielded some interesting results.

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A new survey from McCann Worldgroup of more than 6,000 people around the world found about half would be willing to give up their sense of smell over the ability to engage in social networking.

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