Activities For Senior Citizens: Seniors On Facebook Having A Great Time With Friends And Family

Boomers and Social Media is a report from eMarketer.com that discusses data from May, 2009. That evidence found that 47% of all baby boomers who adopt the Internet have a profile on at least one social networking site. That's an expansion of 15% from 2008. Facebook is 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 fervently promoted senior citizens on computers and the World Wide Web as a means of perpetuating a uplifted quality of life for my peers, especially in the field of memory improvement. I, myself, have a Facebook account and a number of other social media accounts, as well. I review my Facebook page almost every day because it helps me maintain contact with persons I know all over the world. Actually, I have never met some of them face-to-face, and others I have not seen for fifty years or more!

On Facebook you will find many activities for senior citizens, as well as special groups about almost everything you can conceive. It is possible 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 start up 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 several of them myself.

If you are reading this it is probable that you are a computer user. As such, you will already be aware of the advantages to be gained by owning and utilizing a personal computer. However, you in all probability also know that many older folks are unaware of the things they can do with a computer, or are patently put off by the thought of using computers. This is a problem for both them and for us, because we miss the contacts 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 certainly benefit from providing that individual a copy of this article!

Here are a few of the qualities of Facebook that make it so great for seniors:

The Wall is a location on every Facebook user's profile page that encourages friends to leave announcements and questions for the user to see.

Photos, where users can upload albums and snapshot. Privacy settings may be specified for particular albums, limiting the groups of users that can view an album. For example, the privacy of an album can be set so that only the Facebook member'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 photo 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 photograph.

Status, which allows Facebook users to apprise their friends of their place and actions. Based on how privacy is specified, anyone who can see a user's profile can also see that user's Wall. Facebook also allows users to post attachments to the Wall.

News Feed, that appears on every Facebook member's homepage and highlights information including profile changes, future events, and birthdays of the user's friends, if users want 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 quite easy to subscribe to, and the levels of privacy offered will make most seniors comfortable. If you want to test it out without joining up, use your web browser to proceed to the Facebook web page, Facebook.com. Once you have arrived at that page, click on the "Find Friends" link at the bottom of the page. On the next 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 get a page that identifies me. Click on my name (Robert Alan McCluskey again) to verify that I am the proper person and you will see a abridged selection 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 instructions. You will promptly discover the many activities for seniors, as well as lots of other fabulous things! See you on my Facebook friends list!

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