How Does Social Networking Work? Social Media for Seniors

How Stuff Works: Social networking

August 25th, 2009 By Marshall Brain

For the last two years, the amount of buzz and discussion around sites like Facebook and Twitter has been deafening. And lately the headlines have been especially interesting.

Older Americans are now flocking to these sites like never before. To the point where, last week, three people asked me, “Should I start using Facebook?” These are all seniors who are hearing about social media sites from their friends. They are wondering if they should take the plunge too.

So let’s start at the beginning. The idea behind “social media” and “social networking” is pretty simple. A social media site lets people socialize online. Instead of talking to people at a church dinner, you talk to them on a web site. That’s been possible in simple ways for a long time.

via How Stuff Works: Social networking.