YouTube and intergenerational communication: the case of Geriatric1927

This paper presents a case study of a 79 year old video blogger called ‘Geriatric1927’, and his use of the video sharing website, YouTube. Analysis of his first eight video blogs, and the subsequent text responses, reveals opportunities of this medium for intergenerational contact, reminiscence, rec...

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Published in:Universal access in the information society Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 5 - 20
Main Authors: Harley, Dave, Fitzpatrick, Geraldine
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.04.2009
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Blogs
Computer Communication Networks
Computer Science
Computers and Society
Information Storage and Retrieval
Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet)
Intergenerational relationships
IT in Business
Long Paper
Older people
Social networks
User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction
Webcasting
Intergenerational communication
Social software
Video blog
Older people
YouTube
ISSN:1615-5289, 1615-5297
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Summary:This paper presents a case study of a 79 year old video blogger called ‘Geriatric1927’, and his use of the video sharing website, YouTube. Analysis of his first eight video blogs, and the subsequent text responses, reveals opportunities of this medium for intergenerational contact, reminiscence, reciprocal learning and co-creation of content, suggesting that older people can be highly motivated to use computers for social contact. The paper concludes by noting the importance of technologies that are socially engaging and meaningful for older people, and pointing to ways in which the social life of YouTube might be better promoted on its interface.
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ISSN:1615-5289
1615-5297
DOI:10.1007/s10209-008-0127-y