aarp life@50+ atlanta 2013 university session - digital family communications

Mike Lee Life@50+ Atlanta

2013

Cool Tech for the 50+

Digital Connections to Distant Family and Friends

Video Chat

Mobile Messaging Apps Ebooks with Video Chat

Turn-based Games A Tablet for Seniors

Source: AARP - Attitude, Trend, & Opinion Monitor , March 2013 Contact: Gretchen Anderson, ganderson@aarp.org

73% of 50+ adults own at least 1 computer

device

60%

48% 20%

83% of the 50+

own a mobile phone

Laptops

Tablets

Desktops

E -Readers

28%

Smartphone

0

Feature phone

69%

Younger boomers are more likely to own every type of

device than those 60+

Device Ownership

19%

23%

54%

60%

84% Email

Text Messaging

Social Networking

Video chat

of the 50+ use technology to stay in touch with friends & family endfrie

Of those who use tech to stay in touch...

Staying In Touch

73%

Source: AARP Attitude, Trend, & Opinion Monitor , March 2013Contact: Gretchen Anderson, ganderson@aarp.org R E S E A R C H C E N T E R

Skype has been in use for 10 years!

http://www.skype.com

Apple Facetime

http://www.apple.com/mac/facetime/

Google+ Hangouts – Group video chat and screen sharing

http://www.google.com/+/learnmore/hangouts/

Whatsapp Chat App

http://www.whatsapp.com

Popular Messaging Apps each with over 100 MM users

http://insights.onavo.com/blog/digital-diaspora-immigrant-apps/

Family members in other countries are recommending chat apps

http://www.techinasia.com/messaging-app-war-wechat-line-kakaotalk-whatsapp/

Narrate and share children’s books

http://www.astorybeforebed.com

Read books with children in video chats

http://www.astorybeforebed.com

Read books with children in video chats on laptops

http://www.readeo.com/

Read books with children in video chats on tablets

http://kindoma.com

Words With Friends turn-based game

http://www.wordswithfriends.com

Draw Something turn-based game

http://omgpop.com/drawsomething

Breezie Android tablet service

http://www.breezie.com

A Start Screen with an uncluttered interface

http://www.breezie.com

A Visual Address Book

http://www.breezie.com

Buttons with clearly understandable meanings

http://www.breezie.com

Hub to personalize and manage remotely

http://www.breezie.com

Questions

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