I found this overview on the state of the internet pretty fascinating.
http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/10093
Talk about an egghead.
I'm thinking that elderly people (those over 50) need an easy-to-use, simplified version of facebook, accessible through some Kindle-sized mobile device. There already is a simple cell phone for oldsters called Jitterbug that work well. Retired people need social networking more than college kids. Perhaps I will set myself and Tex up as a prototype.