Seniors and Social Software?
I am think about doing a paper about older adults’ use of social software. I did a quick Google search and came up with an interesting and lengthy set of results for seniors and social software. I am also volunteering in a library with a good sized senior population so it could be of help to the librarian here.
I am interested in when you started to use social software and why?
Which applications do you use eg. Facebook, MySpace, Flickr, YouTube, Social bookmarking sites such as Delicious, Social networking sites including internet matchmaking sites?
What prompted your entrance into this world?
If you do not use social software, why not?
Who do you visit with old friends, new friends, family?
Are you part of interest groups?
What can libraries do to faciltate social networking and information gathering in the virtual realm?