2. In the following slides I will explain how social media
affects seniors as social media becomes more popular.
I will discuss the use of the top four main social media
sites that seniors use.
- Google & Yahoo
- Facebook
- You Tube
3. I will discuss....
- Why seniors use social media
- What types of social media seniors tend to use
- What the advantages of seniors using social media
- What the disadvantages of seniors using social media
4. Seniors use social media for the same reasons the younger
population uses it. They use it to connect or re-connect
with friends , acquaintances and families members.
Most seniors have been introduced to social media through
their children or grandchildren as the cool thing to do.
Seniors are also finding that by using social media they can
learn about new things, where to meet new people, a better
way to manage their own health
Lastly seniors have learned that they can communicate
with others who are in the same or similar situations they
are living in. Such as a seniors home.
6. These are the number one search engines senior
citizens use today.
These are the top two search engines in Canada and
that's why there the top used by seniors.
Dummies.com explains to seniors how to use Google.
This makes it easier for them to use as its a step by step
how to use Google.
7. Advantages
- Allows them to search anything they want to know or
buy.
- Allows them to search a destination they may want to
drive to by using Google Maps.
- Allows seniors to ask questions about their health and
others to reply what they’ve experienced.
8. Disadvantages
- Makes them more vulnerable to scams, frauds and
identity theft.
- They may give out too much personal information
and not even know it
9. Senior citizens are the fastest growing demographic on
Facebook because it allows them to get in touch with
their old friends as well as keep in touch with their
families.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utnxz_L98Dg
10. Advantages
- Allows them to connect with other people.
- Allows them to see their grandkids or great grandkids
grow up every day by photos and videos.
- Allows them to chat with other people from other
countries free of charge
- Allows them to express themselves.
11. Disadvantages
- Makes them more vulnerable to scams, frauds and
identity theft.
- Makes it easy for them to connect with people they
may not even know
12. You Tube allows for Seniors to watch videos on how to
use social media and very many other things from
using the internet to how to fix something in their
home. These videos allows seniors to learn more
things by watching a step by step video.
13. Advantages
- Allows them to learn new skills about technology.
- Allows them to watch videos on how to use technology
such as http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrJ-
qJ2PqNc
- Allows for seniors to watch step by step videos on how
to do something such as how to cook a turkey.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxjFqtfJlMs
14. Disadvantages
- Videos can be made and displayed that may or may
not be appropriate
- Videos can be made and sent viral such as this You
Tube video that has gone viral and over 5.5 million
people have viewed this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcN08Tg3PWw
- This video also shows how the use of social media can
cause seniors to become frustrated.
15. In conclusion, these slides explained how social media
affects seniors by using Google, Yahoo, Facebook and
You Tube. Social media use by seniors has increased
over the past few years as their kids are showing them
how to use social media. I think most seniors use
social media to stay in the loop with the younger
generations
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