This is a great article at Time Magazine:
Why Facebook is for Old Foagies
Back in May I opened a facebook account to start a facebook group for my church youth. I was having a really hard time getting in touch with them. They were never home to answer the phone. They didn't seem to read their email - at least not from me. And forget about snail mail! But I knew from my daughter that they checked their Facebook several times a day!
I still remember asking my daughter how to start a group on facebook --she was a senior in high school and she was dumbfounded..."YOU, MOTHER...have a facebook??" Then she said no one would be my friend and she refused to be my friend. But all of her friends thought it was cool that I was on facebook and they all became my friends. So she reluctantly added me. Now that she's in college it is a great way to keep in touch.
It worked great for the youth group and for me knowing what was going on in their lives - because you know - they update their status' constantly.
But it wasn't long that I was finding old college and seminary friends, people I'd lost touch with..made new friends with people I had similar interests. I think those old foagies who complain it hurts social action are just wrong. It enhances social interaction.
Facebook. It's not just for kids!
Facebook does indeed rock, regardless of your age. My mother (68 years old) is very active on Facebook, as are two of her sisters and many cousins. My 92-year-old grandmother is on Facebook, although she still seems a little confused by it.
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