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A New Pew Internet & American Life Project Report
_Adults and Social Network Websites_
The share of adult internet users who have a profile on an online social
network site has more than quadrupled in the past four years -- from 8%
in 2005 to 35% now, according to the Pew Internet & American Life
Project's December 2008 tracking survey.
While media coverage and policy attention focus heavily on how children
and young adults use social network sites, adults still make up the bulk
of the users of these websites. Adults make up a larger portion of the
US population than teens, which is why the 35% number represents a
larger number of users than the 65% of online teens who also use online
social networks.
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Overall, personal use of social networks seems to be more prevalent than
professional use of networks, both in the orientation of the networks
that adults choose to use as well as the reasons they give for using the
applications. Most adults, like teens, are using online social networks
to connect with people they already know.
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