I became immersed in the story of Geriatric 1927, viewing his first video post from August '06, and learning how within a week he had become a YouTube phenomenon with "telly" spots on both BBC and Austrailian news networks. That first post currently totals almost three million views.
Geriatric 1927's story is a microcosm of the social networking environment. The human potential for both harm and good plays out in the hate posts: "I hope you die" and in the responses to them: "u have to realise that there will always be people posting bad comments on every video, because its easy to be a jerk behind a keyboard where noone can see you"
The creative product resulting from Geriatric 1927's fame can be viewed in the posting embedded on this page. New vocabulary word - ZIMMER!
Utilizing YouTube with senior memory circles or with YA groups and poetry might be a fun way to implement "poetry in the branches" in my library system.
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