Old MoneySeniors are surfing the Web at an alarming rate--are you ready to accommodate?
ByGwen Moran•
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Senior citizens are the fastest-growing sector of the onlineaudience, exploding from a measly 600,000 in 1995 to an estimated13 million in 1998, according to SeniorNet. They also spend moretime--and money--online than any other age group, so it's nowonder they're an attractive audience for online marketers.
With more than 168 learning centers, SeniorNet, a nonprofit thatteaches people over 50 to use computers and the Internet, has beenat the forefront of getting seniors online. Want to make sure yoursite is senior-friendly? SeniorNet's executive director AnnWrixon offers these warnings about common mistakes made whenreaching out to seniors online:
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