Ron Michel, 70: Who said social media is only for Gen Y?

As I’ve crossed the country training conservative activists, I’ve run into more than a few individuals who believe that social media and web based tools are impossible for people over 25 to comprehend. It doesn’t matter how heavily I emphasize the point, someone invariably makes a comment (or at least skeptically rolls their eyes) disparaging the idea that generations before my own can become social media gurus.

At a recent political training in Lakewood, CO, I met Ron Michel, a Denver area activist, and he handed me my silver bullet for dealing with all future naysayers.

Ron is turning 70 in a few months and (although it’s nearly impossible) he might be a bigger fan of Twitter and social media than I am. Ron has been on Twitter since September of last year and sung its praises during the training and in our interview afterward.