Facebook, which I joined after my employer constructed a site (BU dental school) is nice for sharing pictures and for promoting things that interest you to your friends and even their friends. I've also been contacted by several old high school acquaintances that I'd lost track of and who I enjoyed communicating with. A couple were even grammar school classmates. It can be a time sucker though.
Ron L -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris Kocsis Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 4:08 PM To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: [Phono-L] Semi-Luddites - was Re: Definition of antiques How many of us "older" folks have embraced "Web 2.0" social media like Facebook and LinkedIn? Frankly I have no interest in either, but I have friends and acquaintances my age (61) (including my dentist) who send me invitations. Has anyone here found these to be worthwhile and beneficial? Chris Robert Wright wrote: > [snip] > Fun story, Peter. I know people less than half your friend's age who are still to scared to embrace modern (computer) technology fully, even though in their youth they were anything but Luddite. >> From: [email protected] >> Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 11:34:22 -0800 >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [Phono-L] definition of "antique" - was Re: Shipping phonographs >> >> Yesterday my 14 year old and I went to install some RAM in the computer of a friend. We also helped our friend with her iPod. >> >> As we left, I told my daughter that she would be lucky if she, too, could be as "with it" when she got to the age of our friend: 92. She replied that she'd always stay up on the latest ipods and other technology...but paused to reflect when I mentioned that by that time, an iPhone would look to youngsters the same way an Edison cylinder phono looks to her today. >> >> "Antique" is a moving target. Most kids today have no idea what an LP is - and even cassettes as well - and when they see one consider it to be an antique. >> > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222986/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
