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Elder Adults Utilizing Social Networking Sites on Mobile Platforms

Authors : Jessica Arfaa, Yuanqiong (Kathy) Wang

Published in: Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population. Healthy and Active Aging

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Although social media and mobile technologies are trending topics, only a small amount of elder adults utilizes these Web 2.0 technologies on portable platforms. To gain a better understanding of the current state of elder adults utilizing social media on mobile devices, a literature review regarding mobile interface design guidelines is presented. To further investigate the lack of mobile social media users, a usability study addressing social media interfaces for elders is proposed. The goal of this research is to have elder adults more comfortable using social media on mobile devices so that they can reap the benefits of these types of sites.

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Title: Elder Adults Utilizing Social Networking Sites on Mobile Platforms
Authors: Jessica Arfaa
Yuanqiong (Kathy) Wang
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population. Healthy and Active Aging
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-39948-5

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-39949-2

Copyright Year: 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39949-2_16

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