Presentation given Good Life Conference presented by the Elder Service Provider Council in Frederick, Maryland.

1. Life on the “Web”:
Using the Internet to Enhance Your Retirement Lifestyle
Steve Gurney, Founder and Publisher
Guide to Retirement Living SourceBook

2. Life on the “Phone”:
Using the Telephone to Enhance Your Retirement Lifestyle
Steve Gurney, Founder and Publisher
Guide to Retirement Living SourceBook

3. Connecting
to your
“Purpose”

4. The top ten activities that seniors
perform online are:
1. Sent a personal email (89%)
2. Viewed or printed a map online (69%)
3. Checked weather online (60%)
4. Paid/viewed bills online (51%)
5. Viewed/posted photos online (50%)
6. Read news (49%)
7. Checked personal health care
information (47%)
8. Planned leisure trip online (39%)
9. Searched for recipes/meal plan (38%)
10. Read business/finance news (38%)

5. The top websites that
these seniors visit are:
• Google
• Windows media player
• Facebook
• YouTube
• Amazon
• Yahoo!
• Bing Web
• Google Maps

6. Digital
Immigrant
or a
Digital
Native?

7. Don’t Walk
the Road
• Computer User Groups
• Adult Children & Alone
Grandchildren
• Neighbors
• Community Centers
• Church and Civic Groups
• High Schools
• Local Senior Living
Centers

8. • Create strong passwords.
Tips to
• Don’t expose personal
Become information.
Safer • Don’t fall for e-mail scams.
Online • Know who you’re doing
business with.
• Use software to avoid malware.
• Create safe e-mail aliases and
usernames.
• Avoid quizzes & surveys.

9. Jump in
the Pool!

10. • Every word matters. • Exact Word or Phrase search (“”)
• Search is always case insensitive. (“frederick keys“)
• Generally, punctuation is ignored • Search within a specific website (site:)
• Keep it simple. (frederick, md site:washingtonpost.com)
• Think how the page you are looking • Terms you want to exclude ( -)
for will be written. (jaguar -cars –football)
• Choose descriptive words. • Fill in the blanks (*)
(Obama voted * on the * bill)
• The OR operator
(San Francisco Giants 2004 OR 2005)

11. Social Media
Can Be Like a
Holiday Letter
That You Can
Update 24/7!

12. It’s Been an Interesting Year . . .

13. Get Social?
• Keep up to date with kids
and grandkids
• Connect with colleagues
and your career
• Share photos and
memories
• Solve problems get advice
• Record your life history
• Connect with a celebrity or
authority directly

14. Social Media to Help with
Illness, Caregiving and Disabilities

15. Connecting with overseas friends Checking on mom
Having fun with the grandkids!

16. Consumer Reviews:
Reinventing the way we shop, cook, travel, etc.

17. Consumer Reviews

18. Endless Possibilities to Connect to your Purpose!
• Careers - www.encore.org
• Genealogy
• Online Learning
• How to . . . (do anything)
• Sports and Hobbies
• Games
• Much more!

19. Steve Gurney
Guide to Retirement Living
SourceBook
1-800-394-9990 ext. 1118
steve@proaging.com
www.retirement-living.com
www.everyoneisaging.com