Who says Twitter is just young people?

Beijing time June 30 afternoon news, according to foreign media reports, love to use micro-blog site Twitter is not only celebrities, young people, even centenarians have joined the ranks. A survey of 100 centenarians in the United States showed that 3% of respondents said they were using Twitter at least once a week to publish their latest developments to keep in touch with friends and family.　　Each message in a Twitter site cannot exceed 140 characters.　　Another 10% of the elderly use e-mail to keep in touch with others, 12% will upload the photos online share, 4% of the old people download songs from the Internet. "The behaviour of these centenarians is indeed encouraging because they have begun to embrace new trends and new technologies," Evercare Lie Snellin, senior director of the US health insurance company, said.　　Technology undoubtedly provides us with a new channel of communication with relatives and friends, which is one of the keys to longevity, and maintaining social networking is the key to keeping a clear mind for the old and centenarians. The findings show that age is not a barrier to new technology, and that the elderly can flexibly use young people's favorite technologies. (Xiao Ye)