[This is a guest post by Suzie Mitchell about some new research they've just carried out into technology adoption by seniors. Suzie can be reached at suzie@mitchellpr.com or on twitter @suziemitchell. One question I had, based on this report, is why the use of apps is likely to dip in the middle income segment? Anyway, interesting stuff [...]
[Note: This is a guest post by Suzie Mitchell (@suziemitchell), who runs MitchellPR and blogs about technology for the AARP. This post first appeared on Business2. It raises the interesting topic about guidelines/ standards for designing web and mobile sites for seniors. I know there are some technical specs (such as these), but do designers [...]
By the time a product gets to the vendors on Canal Street in NYC, you can be sure there’s a proven market for it. The knock-off bag and perfume and gift makers don’t go into production without a big demand. It’s safe to say that anything that appears for sale in the shops known for [...]
On the cusp of turning 65 next year — among the first wave of Boomers to do so — Schrager is hardly ready to retire. He’s launching a new phase in his career, starting with creating a chain of luxury, lifestyle hotels with Marriott International called Edition. The first hotel opened on Hawaii’s Waikiki Beach [...]