Seniors finally flocking to the Internet
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Jim Redding refused to own a cell phone. And the notion of having a BlackBerry or iPod was out of the question.
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PENSIONERS now prefer surfing the Net to gardening, DIY or going for walks, according to a survey yesterday.   It found that using the computer is the favourite pastime for four out of ten retired people, who typically spend an hour a day at the screen.
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Surfing the net has become an  obsession for many Americans with the majority of U.S. adults  feeling they cannot go for a week without going online and one  in three giving up friends and sex for the Web.
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Technology investors and entrepreneurs are starting a host of new social networking sites aimed at baby boomers and graying computer users.
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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Although it has been a long time coming, physicians are beginning to consider the Internet an integral part of their practice.
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TechWeb - Seven out of 10 teenagers and young adults are surfing the web with broadband connections, which have become a driving force behind the increasing amount of time they spend online.
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By Maria Puente  Think teens and twentysomethings hog all the online attention? Time to shove the teenyboppers aside: It's Grandma and grandkids -- some too young to read -- who are forging the newest interactive social networks in cyberspace.
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A report from the Online Publishers Association (OPA) reveals that 45.6 of 18-54 year-olds will turn to the Internet, rather than the TV, as first choice for home entertainment.
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By Mark Boslet, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Jun. 23--Get ready for the next generation of Internet users -- it's here already.
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The web as your auld grannie might have wished it
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By Kara Rowland, The Washington Times  Dec. 15--Anyone who has tried to show grandma how to use a mouse knows  that computers are anything but second nature to America's older population.
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By Anonymous  Editorial Perhaps it's churlish to preach prudence in an issue dedicated to a celebration of the growth of digital, but for those people around in the last internet boom, the sense of deja vu in current times is unsettling.
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At a time when local governments are in a whirl of planning for aging baby boomers, folks in one Montgomery County community have mastered the art of delivering senior-friendly services.
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Thousands of people have turned to the Internet to search for lost friends and family members, but the Web has also become the main conduit of private donations.
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By Joanne Clodfelter Contributing Writer  DAYTON -- The class of 2007 has grown up using computers in ways that were yet unheard of in their parents' generation. Computers connect them to their communities and to their world.
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People over 50 account for 30 percent of internet usage, a British market study reveals. That's more than previously believed, and it points to a niche for social-networking sites serving an older demographic.
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The number of Americans who get on the Internet via high-speed lines has now equaled the number using dial-up connections.