Twitter goes Yoof

A new report out by Pew Internet shows that more young people are using Twitter. The micro-blogging service is now the second youngest social networking site with an average age of 31.

Of the top 4, MySpace is the youngest with an average of 26. [Bebo wasn't including in the research, otherwise I reckon that would be the youngest]. Facebook has matured, the av age going from 26 in 2008 to 33 in 2009. I wonder of this was due to its international expansion?

Linked In has the oldest members - av age of 39, which you'd kind of expect.

It wasn't so long ago that research was saying that Twitter was the domain of old farts like myself. I'm sure there are loads of socio-psychological reasons for this, but I can't help thinking that the main driver could be the influx of celebs using Twitter. Celebs start using Twitter and their young fans follow.

Naturally, I feel like my dad when I'm writing this and I have to fight the urge to say

'I remember when it was all geeks' .