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Boomers and Social Media is an article from eMarketer.com that examines facts from May, 2009. That information found that 47% of all baby boomers who use the Internet keep a profile on at least one social networking site. That's a gain of 15% from 2008. Facebook seems to be the social media site used by most baby boomers as well as the WWII generation. (via New Report Shows Boomers, Seniors Like Social Media.)

I have enthusiastically encouraged aging folks on computers and the Internet as a means of sustaining a great quality of life for our aging friends, specifically in the area of memory improvement. I, myself, hold a Facebook account and a number of other social media accounts, as well. I inspect my Facebook page almost every day because it helps me maintain contact with people I know all over the globe. In reality, 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 come upon many activities for senior citizens, as well as special groups about anything you can imagine. It is 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 launch a senior community of your own, or any other kind of group you like! Seniors on Facebook have a number of groups, and I subscribe to some of them myself.

If you are browsing this it is likely that you are a computer user. As such, you will already know about the advantages to be gained by owning and making us of a personal computer. However, you probably also know that many the aging population are unaware of the things they can do with a computer, or are patently put off by the concept of using computers. This is a predicament for both them and for us, because we need 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 definitely gain from providing that person a duplicate of this article!

Here are a few of the benefits of Facebook that make it so outstanding for seniors:

The Wall consists of a space on every Facebook user's profile page that permits friends to leave messages for the user to see.

Photos, where Facebook members can copy albums and photos. Privacy settings may be specified for specific 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 user's friends can see the album, while the privacy of another album can be set so that any 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 inform their friends of their location and actions. Based on how privacy is set up, a person who can look at a user's profile can also view that user's Wall. Facebook also permits users to post attachments to the Wall.

News Feed, that appears on every member's homepage and highlights information including profile changes, imminent events, and birthdays of the user's friends, if users opt 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 rather effortless to become a member, and the many levels of of privacy offered will make most seniors comfortable. If you want to try it out without joining up, use your web browser to navigate to the Facebook internet page, Facebook.com. Once you have arrived at that page, click on the "Find Friends" link at the bottom of the page. On the subsequent 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 find a page that identifies me. Click on my name (Robert Alan McCluskey again) to confirm that I am the proper person and you will see a brief extract 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 effortlessly learn the many activities for seniors, as well as many of other awesome features! See you on my Facebook friends list!

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