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The Graying of the Internet

The Graying of the Internet. Baby Boomers, Older Adults & the Elderly and Social Networking Presented by Allan M. Kleiman May 23, 2007. Graying of the Internet. Good Morning Who I am Why am I Interested What is my Experience What I Have learned Today, Share and Leave You to Think

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The Graying of the Internet

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  1. The Graying of the Internet Baby Boomers, Older Adults & the Elderly and Social Networking Presented by Allan M. Kleiman May 23, 2007

  2. Graying of the Internet • Good Morning • Who I am • Why am I Interested • What is my Experience • What I Have learned • Today, Share and Leave You to Think • How Can You Get Seniors in Your Library Involved in Social Networking

  3. Graying Of the Internet • Pew Internet & American Life---- • 22% of Seniors 65 and Older use the Internet

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  5. Graying of the Internet • www.seniornet.com

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  7. Graying of the Internet • www.thirdage.com

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  10. Graying of the Internet • Eons

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  13. Graying of the Internet • New Search Engine—It’s not crabby, it’s www.cranky.com

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  15. Graying of the Internet • What’s New— • www.eldr.com, launching June 2007, mission is to help baby boomers and their aging parents deal with the challenges and opportunities of agin by providing the most useful thought-provoking and trusted information available anywhere,

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  18. Graying of the Internet • Blogs • Senior Bloggers were interviewed by AP and said that the benefits for them of blogging were: • Senior blogs help older adults keep their minds sharp • Senior blogs keep the authors up on current events

  19. Graying of the Internet • Senior blogs are a great way to meet people from thoughout the world • It’s easy to share life experiences, wisdom and information through senior blogs • In some cases, senior blogs give the authors a bit of fame and recognition for their efforts

  20. Graying of the Internet • 3 Percent of online seniors in the U.S. have created a blog, and 17% have read someone else’s blog • 22 percent of Americans aged 65 and older use the Internet. That’s 1 in 5!

  21. Graying of the Internet • The Ageless Project • http://jenett.org/ageless/

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  23. Graying of the Internet • In Conclusion, • It’s not MySpace Yet! But Who Knows what’s next for Seniors Online, Senior Blogs, Seniors and the Internet • Online Communities for Seniors are Growing and are here to stay!

  24. Graying of the Inernet • Thank You • Allan M. Kleiman • Assistant Library Director, Old Bridge Public Library • akleiman@oldbridgelibrary.org • 732-721-5600, ext. 5042

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