During my research, I focused on collecting information from Ryan, a 32 old friend and Bruce Torgerson who is now 65 years old. The information that I collected from these two subjects had some elements in common while others were different based on each preference. For instance, it was not hard to note that the frequency of computer usage was different whereby Ryan agreed that he used his computer every day, this was not the case with Bruce Torgerson who only used the computer for only five days a week. When it comes to similarity, one could easily note that the two, despite their age difference, highly relied on the computer to refresh their information on current issues, mapping computer as a great information tool for these two distinct generations.
Comparing the information collected with the article provide, I could not agree more that computer has played a very significant role to both old and young. This is evident In the way Bruce and Ryan rely on the internet to gain information and as well as for their conveniences when it comes to activities such as paying bills. However, the aspect of using the social media to connect with friends and relative seem to be dominant in youth than in those who are old (Wolters, Georgila, Moore, & MacPherson, 2009). This is evident during the interview with Bruce. He didn’t or probably used less of his time on social media to interact with others. This also contradicts with what the article argues that older people use social media as a way of self-fulfillment. However, this may defer with individual and also owing to the fact that we cannot make a solid conclusion that elders do not use social media since my interview involved just one subject.
In conclusion, just like the article insists, there is the need to for those involved in computer manufacturing to consider the rising number of elders using the computers. This will require them to keep in mind on the possible ways to enhance more efficiency on this gadgets and in return eliminate the aspect of isolation experienced by this group.
References
Wolters, M., Georgila, K., Moore, J., & MacPherson, S. (2009). Being Old Doesn’t Mean Acting Old. ACM Trans. Access. Comput., 2(1), 1-39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1525840.1525842
