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Emily Gould · 10/15/07 10:30AM

From yesterday's "Over 40 is Facebook creepy" article in the Times: "It's no secret that Facebook, which started as a networking playground for college kids, is graying, and that the percentage of active members who are over 25 years old and out of school has risen to some 40 percent of the overall population of about 45 million. The influx raises questions. Will the loss of the campus sensibility and the youthful gestalt dilute the Facebook experience? And will the newcomers use the site — and change it? Or is it just another example of the fact that Americans age, but never seem to mature?" On the other hand, some Facebook users mature but never seem to age! [NYT]