Twice as many 50-60 year olds than 18-24 year olds in the United Kingdom use Twitter, according to research from Nielsen Online. Audience figures showed 50-64 year old users account for 22% of the entire Twitter audience, compared with just 11% of 18-24 year olds. The biggest share of the audience is 35-49 year olds with 33%. A year ago the share of 25-34 year olds using the site was 5% higher.
Just goes to show that you are never too old to learn new tricks.