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Today social networking does not look anything like it did 10 years ago. With the explosion on the Internet and the growth of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and many other sites, the term social networking means something altogether different. In the last few months Facebook has grown to it largest number of subscribers ever which is now at 350 million. I know that seams hard to believe but yes there are more people on Facebook then there are in the US. It was also reported that Youtube, the leader in online videos, served over 100 million videos a day in the month of January 2009 just from its US viewers. I know that it hard to believe but it is correct. 100 million videos per day. Twitter, a new comer on the block, has also grow but there growth is nowhere near that of YouTube.

I felt that demographic of this growth was the more interesting story. In 2009 for Facebook there was a 276% growth in the age group 35-54. As big as that is the under 35 group still dominates the Facebook usage. Of the 20 million US citizens on Facebook, 18 million of them are in that 35 and under group. What it does mean is the there will be continued growth in the 35+ age group because there is so much room to grow.

What is different about Twitter is primarily users are the 35+ age group that makes up to 66% of the usage of Twitter. Which means that Twitter has catered to this demographic as they have come online most likely for the first time. YouTube is more balanced. About 52% of the users on YouTube are 35 and under and 48% are 35+. Facebook being a more social site has a higher number of females where YouTube with is all visual has a higher number of males.

As the growth in this 35+ group continues, as network marketers, we need to keep this in mind.The 35+ age group is also the age group that has more money to spend because they are more established so we as marketers should be more focused on this age demographic to bring them into our business. However, you have to remember that this age group being new to the computer are going to need more training when it comes to doing things online.

As you can see, with this kind of growth that there is much more to come in the future. I think this is a perfect storm for someone who can take the right approach. A wise internet network marketer would focus on this demographic and also focus on the need for training and education of how to use social networking sites as well as other commonly used web sites. The growth could be even more explosive if the correct approach is used and is easy to use and focuses on education and training.

I think the future looks bright for network marketing based on these numbers.

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