This is the question Robert Strohmeyer asks (and answers) in PC WORLD.
On the plus (?) side the article says:
"That boomers dramatically alter the social networks they adopt should come as no surprise, according to Lee Rainie, director of the Pew Internet & American Life Project, a think tank that studies Americans' online habits. 'Boomers are the mainstream of the country now,' Rainie says. 'When you attract a mainstream audience, you're going to attract a lot more commercial interests. Boomers validate that this is a big market, and that this is a place where commercial interests can make money.' "
Then it basically reduces us to "buzz-killers..."
"A social network born among 20-something college kids and young wired professionals sprouts up, apparently out of nowhere, and grows into a cultural phenomenon.... The invasion of the boomers spurs some members of younger generations to flee the carnage (and the fallout) in search of fresher territory...We've seen this scenario play out on MySpace and Facebook, and now it is starting to happen on Twitter."
...with an accompanying photo (above) that does us boomers further insult by reducing us to a sight-gag...which really pissed me off. In fact, I can't wait to post it on Twitter and to my Facebook page...
Nyah...nyah...nyah!!!
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,...and daft-heads from all demos partake as well, of which this guy ought to know first hand.