Social Media for Seniors

Facebook and Twitter are fun because you can get an inner glimpse into the lives of people like Gary McKee. Some personalities will comment on your posts or wish you happy birthday, or you can comment on their posts. Brian “Grandma” Giffin, the Braves radio producer, is like that. Some personalities like Fran Tarkenton use FB to promote themselves.

Kids used to use FB to connect with others. Now that adults have jumped on the bandwagon, kids have moved on to other social media like Instagram. Still, its fun to see photos friends share on FB, or to see what others are up to. Claire is good about giving FB updates on the girls. It’s interesting to see how college classmates have changed over the years…people like Wayne Smith, Rick and Miriam Statham, or Mark and Marnie Crumpler.

People like John Condra, Danny and Connie Morris, and Pam Mullen seem to use Facebook to keep up with their children and grandchildren, or distant friends. Suzi Voyles is giving convention updates from Tampa. Drew Kelly is on FB much more than me.

Some use FB to share “funny” photos of animals or stuff, similar to the way some used to share on email. That’s one of the reasons lots of kids quit using Facebook. My kids rarely use FB, but my in-laws love it. Businesses now promote on FB. If you “like” a TV station, network, or business, you’ll receive daily advertisements from them. Sometimes I try to un-clutter my Facebook by un-liking certain businesses. I need to give some FB friends the boot as well.

I use Twitter to get Braves updates from the beat writers, and jokes from Steve Martin, Conan O’Brien, and the writers from the Letterman show. I may post random facts or things I find funny, though few others do (based on the lack of responses and Twitter followers).