Thursday, May 17, 2007

Seperate Internet Sites for Older Techs

I spotted this at a news site called Tech Crunch. The BRAKE & FRONT END website is due for an overhaul soon, and it after reading this article it makes me think that maybe I should create a separate BRAKE & FRONT END website for older readers.

Do Older People Really Need Separate Internet Sites?
Michael Arrington

Building specialized websites and services for the older crowd has been popular lately. First we had Eons, the social network for people over 50. Founder Jeff Taylor is too young, at 45, to use his own site. Perhaps being out of touch with his target demographic has been what’s led Eons to mediocrity (Alexa, Compete) since launch. Next we had Presto, a combination printer (made by HP) and web service that basically faxes emails to loved ones who don’t have…
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Also, check out this article on how computers scare old people.