• the olds

    100-year-olds use Wikipedia too

    A survey of 100 centenarians (PDF) published by healthcare coordination program Evercare found at least two very wired respondents. Three of the 100 said they've used Wikipedia. The full results:

    • 19% use cell phones
    • 12% have used the Internet
    • 7% have used email
    • 4% have sent or received digital photos by email
    • 2% have “Googled” someone
    • 2% have visited someone’s personal Web site
    • 1% have used text messages
    • 3% have dated someone they met through an online social networking site
    • 3% have used the online encyclopedia “Wikipedia
    • 3% have purchased a gift online
    • 2% have used the Internet to research a health topic (such as WebMD or RevolutionHealth)
    • 2% have visited a political website
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