Separately, an online site for mature women, recently asked women over the age of 50 to share their technology preferences. That group, the site says, has grown 175% from September 30 to February 1, while American women overall increased about 43%. users on Facebook are women 55-to-65 years old. McConnell and peers are eagerly embracing Facebook and other high-tech solutions in a big way: According to Inside Facebook, a website devoted to tracking the social network, the fastest growing group of new U.S.
Says McConnell: "Sometimes you wonder if you're not being nosy."įorget the stereotypes about senior women fearing technology. She says she uses Facebook to stay in touch with friends, check out family members' pictures, and play word games such as Scramble and Twist.ĭid we mention that McConnell is 61 years old? "I think it is wonderful," the computer-savvy grandmother says, though she admits she is still getting used to having the ability to peer into other people¹s personal lives. The Calgary, Alberta, resident has been a member of the social-networking site for more than a year. NEW YORK (Fortune) - Patti McConnell is pretty much a typical Facebook user.
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