Time to think about a post for Sepia Saturday. Either skip it, or come up with something from my files, or just use something I already want to share on
Sepia Saturday this week!
Alan has asked us,
" Whilst I am away you might want to turn your minds to television, shops
and furniture - or indeed anything else you can find in our weekly
theme image..."
I'm at a loss. No furniture, TV, or shops in my photo collection. I'm thinking, I'm thinking...
Entertainment?
Electronics? I avoid all TV except a few shows I see on my computer. I have been retired 8 years this month.
I also am celebrating my life anniversary this month (thus the big header full of myself).
I don't know how many Sepians are also seniors, but I'd imagine quite a few of you might be.
I think I'll just link to a recent blog. Ronni Bennett posts 3 times a week (recently reduced from 5 times so she can enjoy her retirement years more). And this week she talked about how many seniors used the internet (Time Goes By).
How Comfortable are you Using the Internet?
You
might have guessed that for low income and low educational achievement
groups, internet adoption is much lower. And so it is for elders too:
”Older adults have lagged behind younger adults in their
adoption, but now a clear majority (58%) of senior citizens [65 and
older] uses the internet.”
- See more at: http://www.timegoesby.net/weblog/2015/08/how-comfortable-are-you-using-the-internet.html#sthash.n6M9a5Rf.dpuf
The results of a Pew survey said 58% of seniors (65 and older) use the internet, compared to other ages. Ronni also mentioned that in 2000 it was only 14% of elders.
”Older
adults have lagged behind younger adults in their adoption, but now a
clear majority (58%) of senior citizens [65 and older] uses the
internet.” - See more at:
http://www.timegoesby.net/weblog/2015/08/how-comfortable-are-you-using-the-internet.html#sthash.n6M9a5Rf.dpuf
The dozens of comments following her post are also very interesting to me (and I weighed in on the topic as well.) I hope you take a moment to go see what she has to say. Obviously we are in the 58%!
I'd also be interested to know when you started using the internet...
Thanks for dropping by Alchemy of Clay (formerly Living in Black Mountain and When I was 69)
And what about other elders you know? Are they all online?
About a month ago, the Pew Research Center for Internet, Science & Tech released their
latest survey about internet usage, something they have been measuring regularly since 2000.
”For some groups, especially young adults, those with high
levels of education, and those in more affluent households, internet
penetration is at full saturation levels.” reports Pew.
You might have guessed that for low income and low educational
achievement groups, internet adoption is much lower. And so it is for
elders too:
”Older adults have lagged behind younger adults in their
adoption, but now a clear majority (58%) of senior citizens [65 and
older] uses the internet.”
Fifty-eight percent??? ONLY 58 percent? Up from 14 percent in 2000? Pew makes it sound like this is good news.
- See more at: http://www.timegoesby.net/weblog/2015/08/how-comfortable-are-you-using-the-internet.html#sthash.n6M9a5Rf.dpuf
And what about other elders you know? Are they all online?
About a month ago, the Pew Research Center for Internet, Science & Tech released their
latest survey about internet usage, something they have been measuring regularly since 2000.
”For some groups, especially young adults, those with high
levels of education, and those in more affluent households, internet
penetration is at full saturation levels.” reports Pew.
You might have guessed that for low income and low educational
achievement groups, internet adoption is much lower. And so it is for
elders too:
”Older adults have lagged behind younger adults in their
adoption, but now a clear majority (58%) of senior citizens [65 and
older] uses the internet.”
Fifty-eight percent??? ONLY 58 percent? Up from 14 percent in 2000? Pew makes it sound like this is good news.
- See more at: http://www.timegoesby.net/weblog/2015/08/how-comfortable-are-you-using-the-internet.html#sthash.n6M9a5Rf.dpuf
And what about other elders you know? Are they all online?
About a month ago, the Pew Research Center for Internet, Science & Tech released their
latest survey about internet usage, something they have been measuring regularly since 2000.
”For some groups, especially young adults, those with high
levels of education, and those in more affluent households, internet
penetration is at full saturation levels.” reports Pew.
You might have guessed that for low income and low educational
achievement groups, internet adoption is much lower. And so it is for
elders too:
”Older adults have lagged behind younger adults in their
adoption, but now a clear majority (58%) of senior citizens [65 and
older] uses the internet.”
Fifty-eight percent??? ONLY 58 percent? Up from 14 percent in 2000? Pew makes it sound like this is good news.
- See more at: http://www.timegoesby.net/weblog/2015/08/how-comfortable-are-you-using-the-internet.html#sthash.n6M9a5Rf.dpuf
