Woman, 103, World's Oldest Twitterer

Sun, 05/17/2009 - 05:20
Submitted by Betty Dodson

Talk about an inspiration. This woman has inspired me to get my own facebook page - but maybe not.

A 103-year-old woman has become Britain's oldest user of Twitter - after she got bored of Facebook. Ivy Bean, who lives in a care home in Bradford, has 4,800 friends on Facebook, reports The Sun.

But she now prefers Twitter and recently posted: "I'm enjoying Twitter and having my photo taken - and I'm looking forward to Deal Or No Deal." Ivy's enthusiasm is spreading among her friends at Hillside Manor care home in Bradford.

Manager Pat Wright said: "All the residents are taking a leaf out of her book. Four signed up for computer college.

"Others have joined Facebook or surf the net and enjoy themselves with ten-pin bowling on the games console."

Ex-mill worker Ivy got a helping hand to smooth her switch to Twitter by calling in IT experts The Geek Squad.

Boss Martin Dix said: "It's brilliant to help someone as inspirational as Ivy to get started and teach her about Twitter. She shows others that you shouldn't be frightened of technology."

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