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She's huge on Twitter, and she's 104

Posted September 09, 2009 12:41 PM

From CNN.com - Technology:

Tuesday is her 104th birthday, but that hasn't stopped Britain's Ivy Bean from being an avid Twitter user and possibly the oldest person on the social networking site. From the care home where she lives in the northern English city of Bradford, near Leeds, Bean updates her more than 27,000 Twitter followers about the ups and downs of her life -- from getting her hair done with her good friend Mabel, to eating fish and chips and watching her favorite game show, "Deal or No Deal," on TV.

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09/09/2009 2:34 PM

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09/15/2009 11:35 AM

I guess it is good that she has access to a computer and even knows how to use the internet at her age. Most people I know that are in their 80's don't want to have anything to do with a computer and probably would have a hard time seeing the screen. I think it is a blessing that this gal can use one at 104. I am not sure why she wants to fool with the twitter stuff, it seems like such a total waste of time to me. Of course at her age there may not be tons of stuff to fill your day with. I have to ask if there some sort of special engineered devise that she uses to help her with the computer that would make this story engineering news?

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