Here is a collection of sources which could be used for putting together an article about Elderly people using the internet.
The best piece I found was an article from The Telegraph which used survey results from
the Insurence company AXA. This company could be contacted for more infortmation. The results gave the percentage of elderly people who name Internet usage as their faveourite past time. It also found that the online activities enjoyed by elderly internet users include Email, talking to friends and family online, booking holidays and shopping.
I searched Myspace for any users who may be over the age of 65. I found several but most of them had not been updated for some time. The most recently updated was Old Man John, who is 79 and from Bradford. He could be someone to interview about how he uses the internet.
I also researched Online dating for older people. I wasn't really surprised to discover several dating websites specifically for people over 50. These websites could be contacted for infortmation. Also people who have successfully found a partner online could be contacted for their story.
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Some good research here - all linked to well. But it would good to see some posts related to some of the other things we've done in class - e.g. the workplace bloggers...
Jim
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