Sunday, March 29, 2009

Generations - For Baby Boomers, the Joys of Facebook - NYTimes.com

By ANITA GATES

Published: March 19, 2009

GEORGE is jamming to the Ting Tings. Hilary was mysteriously called Heather several times on the same day. Rik is going to a Vampire Weekend concert. Oh, those wild and crazy kids with their Facebook posts!

But wait. Adam is counting his gray hairs. Wendy and her husband are just back from Budapest. Peter is visiting his elderly parents. Bob is making veggie chili, and Susan is cooking up cassoulet.

All eight of those Facebook regulars are fully grown adults in their 30s, 40s, 50s and possibly beyond, with a number of jobs, mortgages, spouses and children among them. Clearly, the older set has infiltrated the college students’ favorite social networking site.....

Generations - For Baby Boomers, the Joys of Facebook - NYTimes.com

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