Comments on: social networking in modern times: or, what happens when your folks join facebook http://www.fringemagazine.org/blog/social-networking-in-modern-times-or-what-happens-when-your-folks-join-facebook/ The Noun That Verbs Your World Thu, 16 May 2013 00:53:47 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Nate St. Pierre http://www.fringemagazine.org/blog/social-networking-in-modern-times-or-what-happens-when-your-folks-join-facebook/#comment-287 Nate St. Pierre Wed, 06 May 2009 04:59:00 +0000 http://dev.dquinn.net/fringe/blog/social-networking-in-modern-times-or-what-happens-when-your-folks-join-facebook/#comment-287 I do this stuff for a living, and I find it's wise to remind myself often that most people (especially the older ones) aren't online all day, and have absolutely no clue how a lot of this works. <br /><br />I base my recommendations heavily on what I know of the person and their specific interests. If a new technology system fits into our convo in an appropriate way, I'll bring it up and see what they think. <br /><br />If it's not quite relevant to the conversation, and you're just throwing it out there because it's something you're interested in, it probably won't be worth the questions and confusion you're gonna get.<br /><br />A dude pushing 80 addicted to Twitter . . . now that'd be something to see. Speaking of, I saw Elizabeth Taylor on there the other day, and was surprised to find that she was still very much alive. I do this stuff for a living, and I find it’s wise to remind myself often that most people (especially the older ones) aren’t online all day, and have absolutely no clue how a lot of this works.

I base my recommendations heavily on what I know of the person and their specific interests. If a new technology system fits into our convo in an appropriate way, I’ll bring it up and see what they think.

If it’s not quite relevant to the conversation, and you’re just throwing it out there because it’s something you’re interested in, it probably won’t be worth the questions and confusion you’re gonna get.

A dude pushing 80 addicted to Twitter . . . now that’d be something to see. Speaking of, I saw Elizabeth Taylor on there the other day, and was surprised to find that she was still very much alive.

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