Has Facebook exploded into your life yet? One minute we older people were using our well-thumbed address books to look up our friends while scorning teenagers for spending every second of their free time on MySpace. Though to be honest some of us secretly envied them, too, because we’d have loved a similar facility when we were young. Then, hey presto! Someone from Harvard sets up a MySpace-style site for graduates, and before you can say Superpoke the rest of us are piling on the virtual bandwagon in our hundreds. Facebook has only been around since 2004 but is already one of the top ten websites and the age profile of users is gradually rising. I was invited in by some Canadians I knew 30 years ago and at their suggestion, tentatively created an account. Then my young friend Dilan “added” me and wrote on my virtual “wall”, and I was away. I haven’t yet “poked” anyone (that seems a bit rude. How about a “half-smile of recognition” or “gentle tap on the shoulder” function instead?) Actually, that’s the crux of the matter for me. We older users more or less gatecrashed Facebook and are still a bit uncomfortable hobnobbing with the younger guests. How about a corner of Facebook just for us? It could have a cosy background with flattering lighting and nice soft furnishings, and perhaps a fire. The quiz section could include crosswords and Countdown, and we could even have our own Superpoke functions such as: “Mary gave Stan a back rub” and “Jim gave Sue a nice cup of cocoa”. I actually meant that as a joke, but am I giving away a fantastic new business idea?
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