Tag: SENIORCITIZENS

During 2009, 30-somethings represented the most rapidly expanding demographic on Facebook. While the number of older social networkers continues to escalate, so too does the actual age of the flocking Facebook fogies. According to a Pew survey, the period between April 2009 and May 2010 witnessed an explosive increase in mature social networking, as the percentage of Internet users 50-and-older ...

If you still think a server is someone who brings you your tea when you're taking-in a nice Earlybird special, boy have we got the video from you. It's called 'Surfing for Seniors,' and it's one of the more demeaning videos we've seen on the Internet. When it came out in 1997, it was intended to teach older folks how to use computers, but we're not entirely sure the carnival game metaphor is ...

Pets (dogs, in particular) have long been used to alleviate feelings of loneliness and depression in nursing home residents. But not robots, at least until now. Researchers in St. Louis, Missouri, conducted a study of 38 senior citizens in a nursing homes. The residents were divided into three groups.... The first group was regularly visited by Sparky, an adorable floppy eared mutt. The second ...

Many bloggers like to think of themselves as young and hip and trendy (even though many of them are rapidly approaching middle-age and pre-geezer status). One blogger, though, isn't fooling anybody, and isn't even trying. She proudly flaunts her white hair while regaling visitors with tales of the Spanish Civil War during the late 1930s -- which she lived through. That's right, blogger Amelia ...

Calling all technologically inclined high school seniors! Memory maker PNY launched its Seniors Helping Seniors college scholarship contest in which high school seniors (either individually or in teams of up to five) are invited to put together projects to help teach senior citizens about technology. Submissions are being accepted until December 31, and a $2,500 scholarship will be handed over to ...