Greying of the internet:
Not grey yet!
Senior networking is dying? Showing our patrons that these things exist. Not terribly great at PR. Sites that are connected to organizations are successful, independent sites are failing.
Seniornet.com - Social Learning. Charged patrons for classes. Not terribly great for libraries so far. Revamping their model to include libraries.
Thirdage.com - Seniornet was not for profit, Thirdage is a commercial site. A true social networking. Focus on White, upper-middle class women. Where are the men?
Eons - people, fun, love, money, body, lifepath, obits, games, travel
More friendly versions of myspace and facebook. -Eons, rezoom, multiply, maya's mom, boomj, boomertown.
Cranky.com - produces fewer results (4), less threatening.
Eldr.com - Magazine and website.
Redhatsociety.com
Boomers! TV - redefining life after 50.
Gay and Greying?
Primetimers.
Senior bloggers. - helps keep their minds sharp. Keeps authors up to date on current events. Meet people from throughout the world. easy to share life experiences, wisdom and information. May give them a bit of fame.
The ageless project - organizes blogs by age. (oooh, neat.)
Use Cranky in teaching situations. Link these in your library website. Join these sites-- test them.
Add web 2.0 technology to your webclasses.
"Senior Space" in your library. Tech training and testing lab.. teach blogging, flickr, launching Wii for older adults. (I want to do this -so badly-.) Teens teaching the older adults.
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