Older Australians Becoming Wild about Facebook

Older Australians becoming wild about Facebook a recent study shows…

It is quite refreshing seeing our older Australians becoming wild about Facebook, smartphones and all things hi-tech.

A study by McCrindle Research on behalf of Telstra revealed increasing numbers of older Australians are enthusiastic users of everything from smartphones to video calls to Facebook.

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The Retired & Wired Report finds:

• About one in eight seniors has a Facebook page.
• The average Australian over 65 is online at least once a week.
• Seventy per cent of seniors have a mobile phone used to send at least one text message a day.
• More than a third of older Australians bank online.
• This is quite amazing, we tended to assume the older Australians are more comfortable with a crossword puzzle than a Facebook profile and smartphone, well this needs to be changed.

Social researcher Mark McCrindle said today’s seniors were embracing the latest technology.

“It’s no longer considered just a young persons’ domain,” he said.

“The majority of retired Aussies report they’re excited by new technologies and use them to improve their quality of life.”

And just because they are advanced in years doesn’t mean they are slow.

“Many demonstrate a greater level of skill than people half their age,” Mr McCrindle said.

Our future will see our older Australians will be leading a more quality life, thanks to Facebook, into their older years as expert Neuro-Scientists agree that today the majority of brain disease is not caused by viruses or disease.

Rather, brain disease is caused by a lack of use.

Most people don’t know that their brains degenerate with challenges in their life such as memory loss. There are numerous exercises to improve memory which can help to boost the neurons and synapses of the brain and potentially fight against the brain degeneration and memory loss.

So the use of smartphones, Facebook, Skype, and computer programs have converted our older Australians to savvy hi-tech users and this participation in technology will enhance brain activity therefore help prevent brain degeneration.

So everyone let’s get our Facebook profiles up and running. Enjoy Kaz :)