The power of community social networking

Holly Swenson
November 21,2010



More Social Networking talk; The older generation is catching up!!

This week we continued reading about Whuffle Factor. There was a section in the reading that really stuck out to me and it started with an advertisement for social networking help.

I thought it was really interesting this person posted this ad as kind of making fun of social networking but it was pre-twitter and pre-Facebook. kind of ironic because of how much we actually use social networking sites and how much it really effects our lives.

The older generation is now using social networks!! I enjoyed this part of the reading as well because I like it that the older generation is trying to keep up with this crazy technological world. It talks about how some of the older generation is on Facebook to stay in contact with grandchildren and other relatives. For me, my grandparents are still not really catching on, they don't have a computer and barely know how to turn on their digital camera on, but a lot of my other older relatives are catching on and now have Facebook accounts. Its really nice because now when I'm away at school and miss something back home, they post pictures for me and then i don't miss out!

I thought it was really interesting because we are always talking about how you should really research what each social network is before you get one, for me all my relatives called me, I was their research. This made me think that a lot of people probably do this a lot, ask someone they know who has it. Just thought it was interesting because what if I hated it, then I would discourage them from getting it. For me I think you should do your own research and not really rely in other people but it was ok for me, I gave objective advice.

YouTube!! The older generation is using youtube as well. Its interesting because they were talking about in the reading how the older generation is using all of these social networks we use and are on youtube, but they are using it in different ways than the younger generation. The younger generation is using youtube to watch music videos, music, and other funny or other videos. The older generation are using it to post videos and communicate with their community and family with what they post.

I think its great. Everyone should use social networks, if they want, they way they want. Thats what's so great about them, they can be for anyone and all ages of people. Its connecting communities and families and bringing us all together.

For me, I wish my grand parents had some kind of social networks, or online of some kind because I don't see them that much and I would love to keep in contact more. I think they would love it because they would be able to know what all of us grand kids are up to. Well its not for everyone, and some people don't like change or new technology, like my grand parents! This reading was great! Looking and examining how and who is using all of these social networking sites we use. I really just want to know what there is to come, what's after twitter? Will Twitter stay? Just some things to think about.