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Although I do not work in the online social media world, I follow it closely thanks to FriendFeed and Twitter (when it is up).

This morning, my wife read Jeremiah Owyang’s post on Social Networks for all kinds of folks. He didn’t list AARP’s Online Social Community, so she left a comment about it. The comment hasn’t been posted. I’m not sure why.

Besides the point, soon after joining AARP’s community, which accepts everyone but focuses on the 50+, she received a friend request.

I don’t know how many people participate in AARP’s online community, but I feel like M. Rogers is to AARP what Facebook Gangsta is to Facebook. He has 414 friends and 488 testimonials. I’ll go out on a limb and say that is a lot for this community. Don’t get me wrong, there are almost 40 million AARP members, but I doubt many of them can spell internet.com.

Back to M. Rogers. I’m sure he’s a great guy, loving father, kind husband, but his profile page kinda scares me.

Maybe it is just the concept of my mother on a social network that I find odd (she is an AARP member, but not part of their community). Hey, don’t get me wrong, everyone needs a social network (according to Jeremiah’s post, even dead folks). It is probably just the profile pictures of old people that I can’t help but laugh at.

(Sorry Mom)