The Graying of the Internet

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• Baby Boomers, Older Adults the Elderly and
  Social Networking
• Presented by
• Allan M. Kleiman
• May 23, 2007

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• 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

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• Pew Internet American Life----
• 22 of Seniors 65 and Older use the Internet

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• www.seniornet.com

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• www.thirdage.com

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• Eons

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• New Search EngineIts not crabby, its
  www.cranky.com

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• Whats 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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• 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

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• Senior blogs are a great way to meet people from
  thoughout the world
• Its 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

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• 3 Percent of online seniors in the U.S. have
  created a blog, and 17 have read someone elses
  blog
• 22 percent of Americans aged 65 and older use the
  Internet. Thats 1 in 5!

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• The Ageless Project
• http//jenett.org/ageless/

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• In Conclusion,
• Its not MySpace Yet! But Who Knows whats next
  for Seniors Online, Senior Blogs, Seniors and the
  Internet
• Online Communities for Seniors are Growing and
  are here to stay!

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• Thank You
• Allan M. Kleiman
• Assistant Library Director, Old Bridge Public
  Library
• akleiman_at_oldbridgelibrary.org
• 732-721-5600, ext. 5042