Story Idea

I find the rapid growth of technology interesting and more importantly, how it has been tailored fit specific demographics and age groups while still eluding the minds of an grandparents or less knowledgeble individuals who have reached out to the younger, maybe even professional individual to gain access to tools of social media such as the internet, mp3's, and online databases, etc.

I think this story idea will be unique and significant because I will relate how much of the older demographic (after the age of 50) is actually being benefited through new agents of technology such as smart phones, personal websites, and financial monitoring tools, etc. How accessible are these tools if this demographic has to look to others to be able to fully utilize the benefits of a technology based society? What limitations are posed by this shift? What opinions are being formed about this rapidly technological advancing stage? I mean come on even facebook is changing its interface everyday, so we all have to keep up.

I will bring together a slide show, interviews, get some photos, look up different tools that make technological accessibility easier for an older generation, and maybe even a video to depict the struggle or even the ease at which some people find that technology benefits their life and how it has helped them in their careers and roles in everyday life.