IL2007, Day 1: Cranky? Boomers & Older Adults are Greying the Internet!

Posted on October 29, 2007
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Cranky? Boomers & Older Adults are Greying the Internet!, Allen Kleiman

seniornet, thirdage, eons - examples of senior-focused social networking cites

these sites are doing something, but aren’t doing a very good job of it.

said a 46 year old isn’t a baby boomer… ??? (picky sideline thing)

most of these sites are focused on seniors or boomers with money

some sites resemble facebook with wrinkles

search engine - cranky.com - developed by eons

Boomers! TV - they do a series of online / tv shows on aging issues…

senior bloggers - benefits:
- helps older adults keep their minds share
great way to meet people
easy to share life experiences, wisdom, and information through blogs
might give the blog author a bit of fame

17% of seniors have read someone else’s blog (3% have created a blog)

they are having the teens teach the older adults how to play the Wii

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One Response to “IL2007, Day 1: Cranky? Boomers & Older Adults are Greying the Internet!”

  1. When I’m 64 « Into the Stacks on October 31st, 2007 12:29 pm

    [...] under access, technology   I’m so glad David Lee King posted a little summary of the Cranky? Boomers & Older Adults are Greying the Internet! session at the Internet Librarian conference. It reminded me of something I’ve been meaning [...]

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