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How do incentivise my elderly aunt to use email

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  • 25-10-2009 11:15pm
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    dewsbury
    Registered Users Posts: 441 ✭✭


    Hi all,

    I have an aunt who is 77 and beginning to use the internet and email.
    She has recently started with email (actually gmail).

    I feel she will not use it unless she gets into a daily routine of checking for new emails. The more practice she get the better.

    Can anybody suggest a site that would send her a daily email.


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    randylonghorn
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 29,509 Mod ✭✭✭✭randylonghorn


    Tbh I'd say something like that would just put her off, unless it was sending her something she was really really interested in, which would be a pity.

    Far better to rope in a couple of people with yourself who would pop her on a chatty email every couple of days until she gets used to using it.

    It's great to see someone that age getting used to email etc. ... I know a couple of people who use it to keep in contact with grandchildren etc. in US or Oz, and it really gives them a great kick.


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    atheist
    Registered Users Posts: 251 ✭✭atheist


    An ideal site for this is "A word a day" Wordsmith.org


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    dewsbury
    Registered Users Posts: 441 ✭✭dewsbury


    atheist wrote: »
    An ideal site for this is "A word a day" Wordsmith.org

    Thank atheist, I have acted on your sugestion!


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    TCP/IP_King
    Registered Users Posts: 167 ✭✭TCP/IP_King


    dewsbury wrote: »
    ...
    Can anybody suggest a site that would send her a daily email.

    Find out what she's interested in and find an email list for those interests.

    http://listoflists.com/


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