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Technology today makes it very easy to access he internet. Software is becoming more simply to use and people of all ages are able to use them.
We stereotype older generations to not use the internet and computers. Peoples lifestyles and jobs have an influence on whether they use the internet and computers. 

I did a case study on my Grandad and Nanna. They are both in their 70s and both use the computer and internet for very different things. My Nanna for example is still at work in a family run buisness and she does all the accounts for the company online. The computer and internet makes her job role alot easier. My Grandad on the other hand runs the family buisness aswel but his job role doesn't allow him to use the computer but by choice he has invested in a new touch screen computer for at home as in his day to day life he likes to check and keep up to date with Sky Sports News online as he is a huge Man City fan. Although he suffers from arthritis with the new technoplogy today his computer at home allows him to use touch screen rather than a mouse. I also spent the summer in Cyprus i was gone for over two months, my mum showed my Nanna how to Skype so we could talk from different parts of the world, it really helped us both. It enabled me to speak to my family members whilst being apart and it helped my Nanna learn to use a new networking site without even realizing. I have also shown my Nanna how to use Tesco online to help her with shopping and she has realized how helpful it is to her and she can also feel the benefit from giving her time up to use the internet.

If the older generation knew about the new technologies available to them and computers they may be influenced and encouraged to use the internet. Mia works in Apple and she explained some customers come into the shop and some of them do not even have or know what an e-mail address is. If this is the case 'People's Stories' may want to think about their current 'sign in' process they currently have on the website as an e-mail address is needed. To the older generation when visiting 'People's Stories' website might be put off by the signing in process.

Making their website an easy access may benefit with member joining and viewing their site.