Activities For Senior Citizens: Seniors On Facebook Having Fun With Friends And Family

Boomers and Social Media is a summary of research from eMarketer.com that examines facts from May, 2009. That data 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 an increase of 15% from 2008. Facebook is the social media site used by most baby boomers and the WWII generation. (via New Report Shows Boomers, Seniors Like Social Media.)

I have enthusiastically encouraged seniors on personal computers and the Internet as a means of maintaining a uplifted quality of life for our aging friends, particularly in the area of memory improvement. I, myself, possess a Facebook account and several other social media accounts, besides. I check my Facebook page almost every day because it helps me keep up with persons I know all over the globe. Indeed, 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 everything 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 some of them myself.

If you are looking at 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 using a personal computer. However, you more than likely also know that many seniors are unaware of the things they can do with a computer, or are actively put off by the thought of using computers. This is a predicament for both them and for us, because we want 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 profit from giving that person a copy of this article!

Here are some of the qualities of Facebook that make it so outstanding for seniors:

The Wall is made up of a space on every user's profile that allows friends to post announcements and questions for the user to see.

Photos, where Facebook members can easily place albums and photos. Privacy settings can 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 member'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 snapshot 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 allows users to notify their friends of their whereabouts and actions. Depending on how privacy is specified, a person who can view a user's profile can also view that user's Wall. Facebook also allows users to post attachments to the Wall.

News Feed, which shows up on every user's homepage and highlights information including profile changes, expected 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 rather straightforward to join, and the levels of privacy available 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 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 subsequent page, fill in 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 authenticate that I am the right 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 promptly learn the many activities for seniors, as well as an almost limitless number of other great things! See you there!

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