Recently, I received an email from my aunty querying “What is this ‘Planking’? “What does it give the ‘Planker?”. “Perhaps ‘Teapotting' would be more your thing?” I offered. “You’ve confused me.” She quickly replied. Only a few short years ago I’d have been astounded at her ability to operate a computer, let alone write a coherent email. We’ve all witnessed a Baby Boomer trying to send an SMS so cautiously as though pressing the wrong button would detonate a bomb. Suddenly, it seemed, my dear aging aunt was in my world.
Who was responsible to for my aunt’s sudden social awareness? She had recently joined Facebook. Born in an era where privacy was paramount and identities were often suppressed I wondered what did online communities have to offer my aunt? “It keeps me involved” she revealed when I questioned her motive for joining the 750million strong Facebook Army.
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