Older people seem to use the Internet is same amounts (of time) as youngsters do. This can be concluded from a study by the Dutch SCP (Sociaal Centraal Planbureau). In fact, the elderly are among the fastest growing online users: last year their time online rose from 2,1 hours a week to 3,1 hours a week. While there is not a big difference in their time online, there are differences in the way they use the Internet. Youngsters tend to chat (MSN) more and download music. The elderly use email a lot more. This study was done with the cooperation of two big organisations that focus on elder people: Seniorweb.nl and Vijftigplusser.nl The results of the study will be published coming september 2007 as a whole.
Every day Joost is announcing new content contracts with television stations. Their beta-program is coming to an end (although downloading the Joost-software (beta) is still by invitation only… Joost is converging the worlds of traditional television and Internet rapidly. I do need to get some handson experience yet. But the player looks good. If you also want to get invited, please leave a comment on this article with your first and last name and email-address. I’ll see what I can do. Or just check the download page on their website (click the banner on top), because they will end their ‘invitation only beta program’ one of these days. I thank Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten kindly for his invitation. Kudos!
