The article outlines the issues that the internet presents to death studies. Part 1 describes a
range of online practices that may affect dying, the funeral, grief and memorialization …

Background In the last decades, the relationship between social networking sites (SNSs)
and older people's loneliness is gaining specific relevance. Studies in this field are often …

Digital traces of activity on social network sites represent a vast source of ecological data
with potential connections with individual behavioral and psychological characteristics. The …

Despite a growing body of research about older adults' use of social networking sites (SNS),
scholars have not fully explored how this technology is meeting this group's interactional …

Research on the effects of social media use at older ages has largely focused on social
benefits. Yet, participation in these new media forms may result in other favorable outcomes …

Background: Social networking sites can be beneficial for senior citizens to promote social
participation and to enhance intergenerational communication. Particularly for older adults …

Older adults are normally characterized as consumers, rather than producers, of digital
content. Current research concerning the design of technologies for older adults typically …

Online technologies are promising for hel** older adults maintain social connectedness,
particularly with younger people, yet many older adults resist or participate minimally in the …

With aging, adults which once worked and were active become isolated from the world
because with retirement comes a whole range of problems which span from the physical to …

While the majority of older adults are now active online, they are often perceived as passive
consumers of online information rather than active creators of content. As a counter to this …