Ivy Bean got bored with Facebook, she says, so made the switch to Twitter. At 104 years old, Bean is the U.K's oldest tweeter, the Sun reports.
Bean currently has 4,957 followers, just a smidge over thr 4,800 friends she had on Facebook.
The manager of her retirement home says her enthusiasm is contagious.
"All the residents are taking a leaf out of her book," said Pat Wright. "Four signed up for computer college. Others have joined Facebook or surf the net and enjoy themselves with ten-pin bowling on the games console."
Her most recent tweet?
had a loverly afternoon with my friends here at hillside just had tea just having a chat with the staff.
Rep. George Radanovich (R-Calif.) accused President Obama of acting at the behest of one of the largest labor unions in the country on his Twitter page.
CBS News's Mark Knoller, who makes the most of his 140 characters, noted an interesting appearance for the Philadelphia Phillies' appearance Friday at the White House.
New Democratic Sen. Arlen Specter (Pa.), a notoriously big Phillies fan, was amongst those to congratulate last season's World Series champs at the White House today.
Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wisc.) is out with another installment of "Fein-tunes," and the Wisconsin lawmaker is pumping up the hype for Wilco's new album.
"One of the guys I worked with in Washington was always playing Wilco -- it seemed like 24 hours-a-day -- to the point where I really grew to like them," Feingold explained in a web video. "And one of the albums I liked was 'Mermaid Avenue,' which was Woody Guthrie songs."
The link follows through to a blog on Feingold's website, where staffer Melissa Ryan writes of the senator's "rousing" opening speech before the band took the stage in Madison last year. Wilco played their new album's opening song, "Wilco (The Song)," substituting Feingold's name for their own in the chorus, "Wilco will love you, baby."