Don't worry, after the government gets their hands on your medical history you will not be concerned with what might be left on the social network sites.

Daniel Melvin wrote:
I don't like them much either. I'm 55 so I fit right into the age group that doesn't like these sites that are training our young people to not know how to verbally communicate. I have a nephew that is already there. He can write beautifully, but try to have a conversation with him and it just falls flat. I don't seem to in the majority on this either.

My biggest objection to them though is that everything you put, even if you remove it later, on facebook or any other site is permanent public information. Even the information you choose not to share will be available to the government should they wish to take a look. Virtually all employers are now scouring these sites when hiring new employees for "information" about what you do, who you communicate with, and what you may say. I consider it pretty risky and I am fairly sure in a very short number of years the consequences of regular and not thought through posts will take a real tole on lots of unsuspecting folks.

Just my 2 cent worth,

Dan
----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Kocsis" <[email protected]>
To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 1:07 PM
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.


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