Lenora's Hangout

Does It Really Do That?

How many gadgets have you bought lately only to discover the darn thing doesn’t do what it says it will do?  Well, I’ve bought what I thought were neat gadgets, tried them and they were thumbs down. Then lo and behold on a local Pittsburgh TV channel I discovered KDKA Consumer Editor Yvonne Zanos.

She puts products to the test so you can see how they fare -- BEFORE you invest!  KDKA Consumer Editor Yvonne Zanos has been testing a

number of different products to see which ones live up to the hype (and which ones didn't!). Now I don’t buy any more gadgets until I check them out with Yvonne. 

She constantly updates new products tested so I have provided a link to Does It Really Do That?  on the left sidebar so you can check it out at any time you so desire.

Enjoy.

Are senior adults using Twitter?

 I realize that older adults are skeptical when it comes to any type of internet and social media fads. I noticed the lack of interaction over the years to the simple, fun-type websites and blogs I created for classmates and Army friends; thus, it seems that older folks just are intimidated or simply don’t dig this internet stuff called social media. I went to Yedda and asked “Are senior adults using Twitter?” and received the following responses:

OronD answered:  Hi Lenora, ----- Senior citizens use the computer much less than young people who were born to it. To most senior citizens the computer is a mysterious thing and many are scared to death even to try using it. Twitter is far above it first make them feel comfortable with basic applications (word, excel, powerpoint, e-mails, internet, etc…) and only then expect they’ll use more sophisticated applications. An old lady approached me once and said: “The happiest day in my life will be when I’ll be able to send my grandson an e-mail….. will you guide me how to do it ? That tells it all…-- Best regards,

Jayson answered:  Good day Lenora, I have found several folks, "wiser in their years" and "younger at heart" involved with twitter.  I think it is the perfect tool to introduce folks to internet communication and sharing.  It’s easier then email with no complicated software to install or maintain.  I am creating a tutorial series to help folks get started with twitter.  This first video http://bit.ly/M69TQ may be of interest to you and your friends wanting to learn twitter. Hope this has been helpful and I would love to see more "wisdom" on twitter from the ones that have gone before.  After all they are our teachers. 

All the best, Jayson  http://jaysontcote.com

Really appreciate the responses from these people. I will post any new feedback I get from my Yedda question and request that you viewers make a comment to this question.  Thanks.  After I finish my in depth research of twitter, I will post my findings as to what I like and dislike about the service and let you decide for yourself.