COVER STORY
Face up to social media revolution Love it or hate it, Facebook is the new meeting place with on-line clubs, discussion forums and opportunities to find old friends. And, writes JULIE LAKE, it also has been found to improve cognitive ability through stimulating dormant memory.
O
n Facebook there is a video clip doing the rounds in which an overly-entitled millennial girl is being interviewed for a job. To show her competence with technology she lists her several favourite social media sites but bursts into incredulous laughter when asked if she uses Facebook. “That’s, like, for OLD PEOPLE,” she replies. “Like, my PARENTS!” Or even her grandparents. Because while younger media socialites are turning to Snapchat and Instagram, those over 55 have become the fastest-growing Facebook user demographic – a phenomenon which was not envisaged when Facebook was launched in 2004, targeting tech-savvy teens and 20-somethings. In fact, Baby Boomers, many of whom
learned to engage with computers in early middle age, have embraced all social media with enthusiasm – but Facebook remains the firm favourite, despite privacy scares and recent scandal. Research shows this is due to three main factors: ease of use, the need for social engagement and – above all – nostalgia. Facebook remains the best platform through which to reconnect to the past, not only by having your own page and inviting friends and family to join it but by joining sub-groups such as your old school and your old home town. Judith Younghusband comes originally from Aylesbury in England and was thrilled when she discovered a Facebook site called Aylesbury Remembered.
NORFOLK BLOOMS
6 - 13 OCTOBER 2018
ESCORTED TOUR
$2,729 Call our friendly, experienced team to book your next cruise or touring holiday or to join one of Go See Touring’s special group departures.
per person Twin Share ex BNE, Single Supplement $400
GREAT OCEAN RD
HOSTED BY AUTHORS CHRIS ADAMS & HELEN GOLTZ
From
$2,090
per person Twin Share ex BNE, SYD & MEL, Single Supplement $475
31 MAR - 10 APR 2019
ĂŬĨĂƐƚ͖ ϰ dž ŝŶŶĞƌ͕ Dƚ &Ƶũŝ ƐŝŐŚƚ ƐĞĞŝŶŐ͕ <LJŽƚŽ ƚ &Ƶũ ƐŝŐŚƚ ƐĞĞŝŶŐ͕ dŽŬLJŽ ^ŝŐŚƚ ƐĞĞŝŶŐ͕ EĂƌĂ ^ŝŐŚƚ ^ĞĞŝŶŐ͕ KƐĂŬĂ ƐŝŐŚƚ ESCORTED TOUR ƐĞĞŝŶŐ͕ ,ŝƌŽƐŚŝŵĂ ^ŝŐŚƚ ^ĞĞŝŶŐ͕ dƌĂŝŶ ƟĐŬĞƚƐ ŽŶ ŽƌĚŝŶĂƌLJ͕ ƌĞƐĞƌǀĞĚ ƐĞĂƟŶŐ͕ WƌŝǀĂƚĞ ƚŽƵƌ ǁŝƚŚ ŶŐůŝƐŚ per person Twin Share Ex BNE, ƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐ ŐƵŝĚĞ SYD, MEL
$7,650
3 - 8 NOVEMBER 2018 ZĞĂĚ ƚŚĞ Ŭ͕ ƚĂŬĞ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƵƌ ĂŶĚ ZĞĂĚ ƚŚĞ ď d cover the history of the Great discover KĐĞĂŶ ZŽĂĚ͘ ϭ ϭ EŝŐŚƚ 'ĞĞůŽŶŐ͕ ϭ EŝŐŚƚ ƉŽůůŽ ĂLJ ĂLJ͕ Ϯ EŝŐŚƚƐ tĂƌƌŶĂŵů͕ ϭ EŝŐ EŝŐŚƚ WŽƌƚ &ĂŝƌLJ͘ ϱ dž ďƌĞĂŬĨĂƐƚƐ͕ ϯ dž ŵŽƌŶ ŽƌŶŝŶŐ ƚĞĂƐ͕ all touring and entrancee fe fees as per ŝƟŶĞƌĂƌLJ͘ ŽLJ ŽĨ ͞'ƌĂǀĞ dĂůĞ ĂůĞƐ Ͳ 'ƌĞĂƚ KĐĞĂŶ ZŽĂĚ ŽƵŶƚƌLJ͟ Ŭ ŝŶĐů͘ Đů͘
ESCORTED BY KAY MCMAHON OF STYLEBOOMER
$5,150
per person Twin Share Ex BNE or SYD, Single suppliment $1,390
Single supplement $1,000
GO SEE JAPAN IN FULL BLOOM
they loved it just as much as we did!”. It is exactly this global nature of social media that lies at the heart of its success. People feel directly and intimately connected not only to each other but to the larger world of common interest in a way that has not been possible before. This is enhanced by associated direct communication platforms such as Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp which make it easy to exchange quick “notes” in real time – a more embracing service across all devices than phoning or texting. IT manager and recreational musician Alan Hyde sums it up for most regular Facebook users when he says the main benefit to him has been keeping in touch with relatives in far-off countries and keeping up with favourite bands. “It’s also great for organising my own band,” Alan says. “I use my page to book rehearsals, upload videos with songs to learn and keep a calendar”. Alan also founded a family sub-group which shares genealogical research as well as member-orientated news. And he is involved with a Scout group that uses its Facebook page to publish photos, upload documents and generally keep the parents informed. And then there is Jimmy Cruickshank, at 81 one of the older people surveyed for this article. Jimmy suffers from cancer and other health problems and is mostly housebound. For him, Facebook has proved a blessing. “It’s my window on the world,” he says. “Until my son introduced me to it I didn’t even have a computer or use email. Hated all that techno stuff! Now I do it all. I don’t really understand Twitter and
EXQUISITE INDIA TEXTILE TOUR
2 - 9 MARCH 2019
$3,899
Single suppliment $2,620
04.indd 2
GRAVE TALES:
ϳ E ƚƐ ϰ ĂĐĐŽŵ͕ ϳ EŝŐŚƚƐ ϰ ĂĐ ŵ͕ ĐŽŽŬĞĚ Ě HOSTED BY GRAEME HUGO, ďƌĞĂŬĨĂƐƚ ĚĂŝůLJ͕ ŝůLJ͕ ϭ ůƵŶ ƵŶĐŚ Ś н ϱ ĚŝŶŶĞƌƐ͕ н RODNEY VINCENT & Ăůů ƚŽƵƌŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĞŶ ĞŶƚƌĂŶ ĂŶĐ ŶĐĞ ĨĞĞƐ͕ Ŷ FORTUNATO ISGRO ^ŝŶŐĂƉŽƌĞ ŽŽ͕ 'Ăƌ ĂƌĚ ƌĚĞŶƐ Ɛ LJ ƚŚĞ ĂLJ͕ From EĂƟŽŶĂů KƌĐŚŝĚ ' Ě 'ĂƌĚĞ ĚĞŶƐ͕ ,ŝŐ ,ŝŐŚ dĞĂ Ăƚ ZĂŋĞƐ͕ ŚĂ ŚĂŶŐŝ dŽƵƌ͕ ^Ğ ^ĞŶƚŽƐĂ ŽƐĂ W>h^ Ϯ dž &Ăď &ĂďƵůŽƵƐ ŽŶĐĞƌƚƐ ƚƐ Ͳ per person Twin Share ore Showcase 2019 ex BNE, MEL, SYD, ADL & PER, Singapore
www.goseetouring.com
4 YOUR TIME MAGAZINE / July 2018
ϳ EŝŐŚƚ ŐŚƚƐ ĂƐƚĂǁĂLJ ,ŽƚĞů͕ ŽŽŬĞĚ ƌĞĂŬĨĂƐƚ Ɛƚ ĂŝůLJ͕ WŝĐŶŝĐ >ƵŶĐŚ͕ ϲ dž ŝŶŶĞƌƐ͕ ,Ă ,ĂůĨ ĂLJ KƌŝĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ dŽƵƌ͕ dŝŶ Ă ŝŝŝŝ ddŽƵƌ͕ ƌĞĂŬĨĂƐƚ ƵƐŚ tĂůŬ͕ /ƐůĂŶĚ ŶĚ ϰt dŽƵƌ͕ ĞŚŝŶĚ ƚŚĞ ,ĞĚŐĞƐ Ɛ dŽƵƌ͕ ^ŽƵŶĚ ĂŶĚ >ŝŐŚƚ ^ŚŽǁ͕ 'ƌĞĞŶ ĞŶĮŶŐĞƌƐ dŽƵƌ͕ Θ , ^ŚŽǁ
SINGAPORE SHOWCASE
1300 551 997 TERMS & CONDITIONS *Price is per person Twin Share fully inclusive. Single Supplement applies. Credit card surcharges apply. Deposit of AUD$500$800 per person is required to secure tour. Tour requires a minimum number of passengers to ĚĞƉĂƌƚ͘ WƌŝĐĞƐ ŵĂLJ ŇƵĐƚƵĂƚĞ ŝĨ ƐƵƌĐŚĂƌŐĞƐ͕ ĨĞĞ͕ ƚĂdžĞƐ or currency change. Prices current as at 15 June 2018 Go SeeTouring Pty Ltd T/A Go See Touring Member of Helloworld ABN: 72 122 522 276 ATAS ĐĐƌĞĚŝƚĂƟŽŶ ϭϭϯϮϬ
This was started by a man with an impressive photo archive of the town in bygone days – now other residents and former residents contribute pictures from their family albums. Judith admits to being resistant to the very idea of Facebook until she “friended” the Aylesbury Remembered site. “I’m a very private person”, she says, “And was afraid of giving away personal information or being hacked. Now I have my own page and enjoy communicating with my family and friends, many of whom live so far away I rarely see them”. Through the Aylesbury site, Judith connected with a couple of primary school friends and also made new friends. This year, for the first time in 40 years, she visited her birthplace especially to meet those friends face-to-face and, encouraged by her social media venture, she has now joined WhatsApp and Linked In. Judith’s story is a common one for older Facebook users. The Kenya Friends Reunited Facebook page was started by a couple of people eight years ago; they still moderate the sub-group which now has about 8000 members around the world, several hundred of them in Australia. It began purely as a nostalgia site friended by those who left Kenya after Independence in 1963 and who wanted to enjoy sharing photos and memories of the country from which they felt exiled. “Back then it was just the ageing children of the old European memsaabs and bwanas,” says one of the Australian members. “But since then, many exKenyans of Indian origin have also joined and it’s been interesting to see colonial Kenya through their eyes – and realise
PARIS IN SPRINGTIME ESCORTED BY ANNA ABBOTT
$ 8,445
per person Twin Share Ex BNE Single suppliment $2,485
9 FEB - 2 MAR 2019 ϭϵ EŝŐŚƚƐ ŚƚƐ ĂĐĐŽŵ͕ ĚĂ ĚĂŝůLJ ďƌ ďƌĞĂŬĨĂƐƚ͕ ϰ ͕ ϰ ůƵŶĐŚ ŶĐŚĞƐ Θ ϭϮ Ěŝ ĚŝŶŶĞƌƐ͕ ŵ ŵĂŶLJ ĂŵĂnjŝŶŐ ŵĂ ƚĞdžƟůĞ Ž Ğ ŽƵƚůĞƚ ůĞƚƐ͕ ĞůŚŝ EĂƟŽŶĂů ƌĂŌƐ D DƵ ƵƐĞƵŵ͕ :Ăŝ :ĂŝƉƵƌ ŝƚLJ͕ WĂůĂĐĞ d ĐĞ dĞdžƟůĞ ƟůĞ DƵƐĞƵŵ ĞƵŵ͕ dĂũ DĂŚ ĂŚĂů͕ ZĂũĂƐƚŚ ƚŚĂŶ ,ĞƌŝƚĂ ŝƚĂŐĞ WĂ WĂůĂĐĞ ,ŽƚĞů ƐƚĂLJ͕ ĂLJ͕ ƌƵŝƐĞ ŽŶ ĨĂŵŽƵƐ >ĂŬĞ WŝĐŚ ŝĐŚŽůĂ͕ Ahmedabad Calico Mu Museum.
2 - 17 MAY 2019 ϭϯ ŶŝŐŚƚƐ ϰͲƐƚĂƌ ĂĐĐŽŵ͕ ĚĂŝůLJ ƚƐ ϰͲƐƚĂƌ ďƌĞĂŬĨĂƐƚ͕ Ϯ ůƵŶĐŚĞƐ͕ ϰ ĚŝŶŶĞƌƐ͕ Ϯ ůƵ Ăůů ƚŽƵƌŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĞŶƚƌĂŶĐĞ ĨĞĞƐ͕ 'ĂƌĚĞŶƐ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ĂLJ ŝŶ ^ŝŶŐĂƉŽƌĞ͕ WĂůĂĐĞ ŽĨ sĞƌƐĂŝůůĞƐ͕ ŝīĞů dŽǁĞƌ͕ ^ĂĐƌĠ ŽĞƵƌ͕ DŽŶƚŵĂƌƚƌĞ͕ dŚĞ >ŽƵǀƌĞ͕ DƵƐĠĞ ĚĞƐ ƌƚƐ ĞĐŽƌĂƟĨƐ͕ dŚĞ dƌĂďŽƵůĞƐ ŝŶ >LJŽŶ͕ >ĞƐ ,ĂůůĞƐ dŚĞ ŽƵĐƵƐĞ ŝŶ >LJŽŶ͕ ĞĂƵũŽůĂŝƐ sŝŶĞLJĂƌĚƐ ƵĐƵƐĞ ŝŶ >LJŽŶ͕ ĞĂƵũŽůĂŝƐ sŝŶĞLJĂƌĚƐ
Brisbane
6/21/2018 10:35:02 AM