Boomers and Social Media is a research report from eMarketer.com that looks at findings 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 internet site. That's a gain of 15% from 2008. Facebook is the social media site of choice for baby boomers and the WWII generation. (via New Report Shows Boomers, Seniors Like Social Media.)

I have passionately advocated seniors on PCs and the Internet as one of the best means of sustaining a uplifted quality of life for my aging peers, notably in the area of memory improvement. I, myself, use a Facebook account and a couple of other social media accounts, too. I check my Facebook page nearly every day because it helps me maintain contact with persons I know all over the earth. In fact, 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 discover many activities for senior citizens, as well as special groups about everything you can visualize. It is quite likely that you will find alumni from 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 belong to a few of them myself.

If you are looking at 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 using a personal computer. However, you likely also know that many seniors are uninformed of the things they can do with a computer, or are patently put off by the thought of using computers. This is a difficulty for both them and for us, because we yearn for the connections 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 profit from sending that person a reproduction of this article!

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

The Wall is made up of a area on each user's page that allows acquaintances to leave announcements and questions for the user to see.

Photos, where members can easily place albums and photographs. Privacy setups can be established for individual albums, which determine the 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 picture 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 picture.

Status, which makes it possible for users to notify their friends of their whereabouts and what they are up to. Based on how privacy is specified, anyone who can view a user's profile can also view that user's Wall. Facebook also makes it possible for users to post attachments to the Wall.

News Feed, which shows up on every user's homepage and declares information including profile changes, imminent 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 very simple to become a member, and the numerous categories of privacy available will make nearly all seniors comfortable. If you want to check it out without committing, use your web browser to navigate 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 ensuing 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 find a page that identifies me. Click on my name (Robert Alan McCluskey again) to validate that I am the appropriate person and you will see a short excerpt of my Facebook profile. If you are interested in proceeding with a free membership, click on the Sign Up button to the right of my profile and follow the instructions. You will promptly reveal the many activities for seniors, as well as a great many of other exceptional options! See you there!

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