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Travel
www.expedia.co.uk
www.ryanair.com
www.easyjet.com
www.lastminute.com
www.cie.ie
www.aerarann.com
E-commerce (E-Shopping)
www.tesco.com
www.sainsbury.co.uk
www.interflora.co.uk
www.directgardenproducts.co.uk
www.wesleyowen.com
E-government
www.citizensinformation.ie
www.ros.ie/PublisherServlet/home
E-banking
www.postoffice.co.uk
www.bio.ie
E-learning
www.open.ac.uk
www.york.ac.uk/teaching/cws/wws/elearning.html
www.silverageyoga.org
www.music-theory.com/seniortour.html
E-health
www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/index.asp
E-Communication
www.skype.com/helloagain.html
www.voipbuster.com/es/index.html
www.icq.com
www.get.live.com/messenger/overview
www.mail.google.com/mail/help/intl/es/about.html
www.blogger.com
E-Information and E-Entertainment
www.xfm.co.uk
www.news.sky.com/skynews/home
www.ireland.com
www.pressbox.co.uk/detailed/Society/CenNet-_Seniors_On-line_
Magazine_6€83.html
Other sites for seniors:
www.ace.org.uk
Age Concern: Leading UK charity concerned with older people.
The site is designed for seniors. Hence you will see the large font, white back ground, large white spaces…many of the things, that Klaus touched on in his presentation.
www.ageconcern.org.uk/discuss/chat/
Baby Boomer Bistro Chat 'café': The Baby Boomer Bistro chat
site is designed for the over 50s to meet and make friends around the world. Seniors need to register before they can enter one of the chat rooms. Very simple and easy to use and visually very easy on the eye.
www.bgop.org.uk/home.aspx
Better Government for Older People: Better Government for
Older People [BGOP] is a movement of organisations working in
partnership to change attitudes and services in order to achieve an improved society for older people across the UK. Seniors can
join the website and participate in debates and work together to
change opinions, policies and achieve better services and quality
of life.
www.digitalunite.net
Digital Unite (was Hairnet). Computer & Internet training. Help
the Aged Information about issues affecting older people.
www.idf50.co.uk
I Don't feel 50: Established in 1997 and described by Internet
Advisor magazine as "The first site in the UK for silver surfers and
still the best." A really great little site for seniors…excellently
designed for them and well worth going on to have a look.
Simple, ordered, white, no clutter, big font…no messy menu
bars. And what does it contain?: A Clubroom for chatting;
Photography Studio: Anything to do with photography. Digital
and conventional. Lots of hints tips and advice; Computer Room:
Everything about computers - software, hardware, faults, tricks,
hints and tips; Tips, hints and advice on web design, HTML,
graphics, and anything else for the web; The Artists Studio: A
Help Forum for all those whose interests are in art forms from
watercolours thro' acrylics and oils to line drawing and sketching;
Library: Virtual books; Food and Drink: Tips Tricks and useful
recipes; Places to go, Arts to see, Music to hear, etc, etc. You
can also see what registered users are on-line and interact with
them. Also each of the topics mentioned above has a designated
moderator and times for fora. Exellent site!
www.theoldie.co.uk
about.html Oldie Magazine: website of The Oldie magazine, a
UK magazine for seniors. It has not been designed as “senior
friendly” as the others so far.
www.saga.co.uk
SAGA (Serving People Aged 50 and over). Well in this website
you have a whole host of e-services and applications.
E-Commerce: a Wide range of holidays, etc.; e-Insurance: car,
home, travel; E-Entertainment & Information: on-line magazines,
news; eHealth: Info, advice and facts, etc.; eFinance: A wide
range of savings, products, investments and advice.
eCommunication or eConnectivity: via an on-line service called
Connections, where seniors can meet other seniors. Site very
user-friendly for seniors.
www.seniority.co.uk
Seniority: An online community for seniors. It was set up to
enable like-minded people aged 50 and over to share their
experiences, gain knowledge from one another and have fun with
the Internet by becoming part of this over 50s interactive
community.
www.u3a-info.co.uk
The University of the Third Age: A network of UK local self-help learning groups.