Last night dinner at Lucy’s place was awesome. Her mum was really warm and hospitable. She bid goodbye to me, gave me a pack of donuts, and asked me to connect with her on Facebook. Lucy’s mom uses Facebook! I was surprised to know that but then yes; Facebook is popular among people of all age groups, so it is not a big deal.
Dad had come to pick me up and on our way I asked Dad about Facebook since I too wanted him to join. Dad said Facebook is a networking website for youngsters but I changed his notion and convinced him to join the social networking platform. Facebook is intergenerational I said. Even animals have their profiles.
Convincing Dad took a lot of time. I told him the benefits of Facebook that how he can connect to his childhood mates, with whom he had lost touch, spread his network, make contacts for business, and share the new product launches in his organization. The list just went endless. Dad always misses Uncle Edward. I told him that he can connect with uncle by searching him on Facebook and also upload their childhood photographs.
I am a great Facebook tutorial… must say!
Dad and I were up the whole night. I know he only uses computer for work and managing all the utility bills, so this was a refreshing experience for him. I helped him create his account. Next was the turn for a perfect profile picture. He has one in a black tuxedo holding a cigar. I just love it. My Dad is a classic gentleman. I know women drool over him whenever he dresses his best. Alas! That profile picture best suited his Facebook profile.
I then told him about the security features, how to post content on his as well as others’ wall, how to share content, chats and messages, how to search a person and send friend requests. I also taught him how to create a work-related Facebook page and connect with the potential clientele. He seemed to like this feature a lot.
I know dad’s excitement was burgeoning. We then searched for “Edward Dylan”, Uncle Edward and the results showed around 50 odd profiles bearing the same name. Dad was quick to recognize his uncle and sent him a friend request.
We slept off at 4:00 AM and I know dad was waiting for the morning to get up and see Uncle Edward in his friend list.
We discussed some serious business too!
I got up at 10:00 AM and saw dad glued to the computer. He was exploring Facebook and also chatting with uncle. I was happy to see him picking up so fast. Facebook IPO is out and the idea of investing was circulating in my mind since the day I heard it. This was the right time when I could ask dad about helping me with the investments. After all he is my ATM machine and he also loves investing.
I told dad about Mark Zuckerburg – the 27 year old, young and promising entrepreneur who made Facebook a huge success. I also asked dad to watch the movie “The Social Network” that is inspired from Mark Zuckerburg.
Finally, I started with the IPO agenda. I told him that the social networking giant is seeking to raise $5 billion in their initial funding and that it is the biggest technology IPO until now. Dad was amazed to know that the number of Facebook users is above 800 million and is growing with each coming day. He told me that he will study the IPO investment and will sit with me at night to chalk out further plans.
I am happy that Dad is using Facebook and taking interest in knowing more about the social networking platform.
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