UK’s Oldest Twitter User
Ivybean104 is not your average Twitter user. She regularly tweets about her favorite TV shows and what she eats for dinner (chicken casserole if you’re interested). Ivy Bean has been bestowed as the UK’s oldest Twitter user at 104 years old.
Ivy has helped pave the way for Web 2.0 while living at Hillside Manor in Bradford. She first registered on Facebook two years ago and has grown her friends list to 4,800. Her example has led several of her friends to register for “computer-college” to learn the basics.
What’s interesting about the The Daily Telegraph story is that it seems like the Geek Squad helped register Ivy and issued a press release. Why else would Ivy’s first Tweet say, “I’m enjoying Twitter for the first time and having my photo taken” if they weren’t setting her up?
Ivy should be spending her day Tweeting her grandchildren and knitting fail whales, not being used for a photo op with the Geek Squad.
While I praise Ivy for learning how to use new technologies, I condemn the Geek Squad for exploiting Ivy Bean for press.
