Journal article
From eleanor rigby to nannanet: The greying of the world wide web
First Monday, Vol.10(12)
2005
Abstract
The proportion and number of wired seniors is small. A grey gap punctuates in the digital divide. The World Wide Web is not a panacea or salve for the isolation and ageism that confronts senior citizens. Yet a proactive and political desire to wire those who are living, dancing, talking and thinking in God’s Waiting Rooms around the world provide one more safety net and social safeguard to collectivize the dispersed and dispossessed. This article uses quantitative and qualitative studies to investigate how and why older populations dis/connect from the digital environment. Commencing with international surveys monitoring Web users, the study then drills down to regions with a high proportion of older residents, exploring if and then how seniors use the World Wide Web.
Details
- Title
- From eleanor rigby to nannanet: The greying of the world wide web
- Authors/Creators
- T. Brabazon (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- First Monday, Vol.10(12)
- Publisher
- University of Illinois
- Identifiers
- 991005542619507891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Media, Communication and Culture
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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