Caja Thimm

University of Bonn, Germany

http://www.caja-thimm.de

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Advertising and the Older Generation: Humerous or Degrading?

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Caja Thimm University of Bonn, Germany

March 23, 2009
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Advertising and the Older Generation: Humerous or Degrading? technology Stereotypes old age Curator's Note Guided by a perspective that advertisements are not just about selling products, brand names, and services, I am studying the content and socia ...

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Re: Are you on Facebook? Seniors and new communication technologies

Technology and aging

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Caja Thimm University of Bonn, Germany

Friday, March 27, 2009 — 1:52 pm
Thank you very much for the great video! I totally agree with you this is a very neglected topic! We did a study on "Silver Surfers" in Germany in which we could demonstrate that older adults use the web not only for information and support, but ...