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23. boomers are afraid of the internet? lol.

Tue May 15, 2012, 02:43 PM

May 2012

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Poll: Half of Americans call Facebook a fad [View all] marmar May 2012 OP

I would leave Facebook in a New York minute... renate May 2012 #1

There are... several, in fact. daaron May 2012 #6

I deleted my FB account last Sunday. obxhead May 2012 #2

Wait, it isn't? Quantess May 2012 #14

That's the lounge. Gidney N Cloyd May 2012 #27

What is Facebook? TheCowsCameHome May 2012 #5

How else am I gonna play Farmville??? Seeking Serenity May 2012 #7

I love Farmville! Don't play it anymore, though. & HATED Yo-ville!! patrice May 2012 #21

I don't think so. It has revolutionized the way people keep in touch Arugula Latte May 2012 #8

I started out on FB..and quit the day AsahinaKimi May 2012 #9

Most of that half are probably over 40. Odin2005 May 2012 #10

It will go the way of Myspace Woody Woodpecker May 2012 #11

And they posted just that on their Facebook timeline. MineralMan May 2012 #12

boomers are afraid of the internet? lol. HiPointDem May 2012 #23

Yes, a surprising number of them are - lynne May 2012 #30

it's an annoying fad Liberal_in_LA May 2012 #16

See America Online (AOL) Yavin4 May 2012 #17

And MySpace. FSogol May 2012 #19

That's a great analogy. Gidney N Cloyd May 2012 #28

Or Blockbuster Video. Tommy_Carcetti May 2012 #29

Something like it will come along to replace it, the way it replaced MySpace. Starry Messenger May 2012 #18

That's something I may do myself. obxhead May 2012 #22

Good point, thank you for adding that! Starry Messenger May 2012 #25

Well, I'm not buying its stock! Bake May 2012 #24

the other half posted it was a fad on Facebook Johonny May 2012 #26