Over 50s invading social networking sites?

If you think that social networking sites like myspace and facebook are only for today’s youth, think again. According to a Slashdot post, which links to the full article, the poorly dubbed “Silver Surfers” are utilizing social networking sites to plan trips and keep in touch with friends. Sound familiar? From /.

“The Telegraph newspaper reports that over-50s are invading sites like Facebook and MySpace in massive numbers. A recent study showed that nearly one third of Facebook users are aged between 35 and 54, and that this group also made up 41 percent of MySpace users. “Because the mind of an over-50 is likely superior to that of a drink-addled undergrad, at first there was uncertainty about whether older users would find the Facebook-led social-networking phenomena attractive.” Looks like dad just turned up to the party.”