twitter fail blog

Every day, we talk to people who are intimidated by social media. When the subject of twitter comes up, these people cringe. The idea of putting seemingly random thoughts out into the ether is so overwhelming, they don’t want to even try.

And then we meet people like @IvyBean104, an absolutely delightful lady who resides at Hillside Manor, a Residential Home for Retired Ladies and Gentlemen, in Bradford England. At 104, Ivy Bean is the most social media savvy little old lady we’ve ever seen. After being active on Facebook for two years, it was a natural for her to graduate to twitter. (She joined May 13 with a little help from Geek Squad). She has photos on twitpic, loves Deal or No Deal, Adam Lambert, and sharing a laugh.

@IvyBean104 recently taught her friend @Mabel1922 how to tweet. Following them is like a visit to Grandma’s house for tea and cookies.

If @IvyBean and @Mabel1922 can tweet, it’s time for the younger generation (those under 100 who think it’s scary) to give it a try. Experts say that trying new things keeps the brain young. If that’s true, these women will never truly grow old.

Send in the Fail Bird! Tell them you saw them on twitter-fail