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Activities For Senior Citizens: Seniors On Facebook Building Healthy Brains
Boomers and Social Media is an article from eMarketer.com that examines findings from May, 2009. That information found that 47% of all baby boomers who make use of the Internet maintain a profile on at least one social networking site. That's a boost of 15% from 2008. Facebook was found to be the social media site of choice for baby boomers as well as the WWII generation. (via New Report Shows Boomers, Seniors Like Social Media.)
I have enthusiastically advocated aging folks on personal computers and the Internet as a means of preserving a special quality of life for my aging peers, in particular in the area of memory improvement. I, myself, hold a Facebook account and a number of other social media accounts, besides. I examine my Facebook page almost every day because it helps me keep up with individuals I know all over the earth. In truth, I have never met some of them face-to-face, and others I haven't seen for fifty years or more!
On Facebook you will encounter many activities for senior citizens, as well as special groups about anything you can envision. It is quite likely that you will find alumni groups for your high school, people who grew up in your home town, or even your family! If not, you can begin a senior community of your own, or any other kind of group you like! Seniors on Facebook have a number of groups, and I belong to a few of them myself.
If you are reading this it is likely that you are a computer user. As such, you will already know of the advantages to be gained by owning and making us of a personal computer. However, you more than likely also know that many aging folks are unaware of the things they can do with a computer, or are actively put off by the notion of using computers. This is a difficulty for both them and for us, because we desire the interactions we might have with them. In fact, if you are the child or grandchild of a senior who doesn't use a computer or the Internet, you will almost undeniably gain from giving that person a duplicate of this article!
Here are some of the functions of Facebook that make it so exceptional for seniors:
The Wall is a space on each Facebook user's profile that allows friends to post notes for the user to see.
Photos, where members can upload albums and photos. Privacy setups may be determined for individual albums, limiting the groups of users that can see an album. For example, the privacy of an album can be set so that only the Facebook user's friends can see the album, while the privacy of another album can be set so that all Facebook users can see it. Another feature of the Photos application is the ability to "tag", or label users in a photo. For instance, if a photograph contains a user's friend, then the user can tag the friend in the photo. This sends a notification to the friend that they have been tagged, and provides them a link to see the photo.
Status, which permits Facebook users to notify their friends of their whereabouts and actions. Depending on how privacy is established, anyone who can see a user's profile can also view that user's Wall. Facebook also permits users to post attachments to the Wall.
News Feed, that shows up on every user's homepage and highlights information including profile changes, expected events, and birthdays of the user's friends, if users decide to allow this.
Facebook Notes, a blogging feature that allows tags and embeddable images.
Gifts , which allows users to send virtual gifts and cards to their friends
Marketplace, which lets users post free classified ads.
Facebook is very effortless to join, and the many levels of of privacy offered will make the majority of seniors comfortable. If you want to check it out without joining up, use your web browser to get to the Facebook internet site, Facebook.com. Once you have arrived at that page, click on the "Find Friends" link at the bottom of the page. On the ensuing page, enter my name, Robert Alan McCluskey, in the space labeled Search for People, and press the enter key or click the magnifying glass. Next you will see a page that identifies me. Click on my name (Robert Alan McCluskey again) to corroborate that I am the proper person and you will see a concise excerpt of my Facebook profile. If you are interested in proceeding, click on the Sign Up button to the right of my profile and follow the directions. You will rapidly reveal the many activities for seniors, as well as many of other great features! See you on my Facebook friends list!
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