Need Help from those 50+! - Page 2

Stormchild · 04-02-2011, 05:14 AM

I would have completed your survey but I don't own a Kindle. Sorry.

SonDan1 · 04-03-2011, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by cfrizz

Done. Some of the questions do contradict themselves.

Completed. I agree on the contradiction in one instance.

KenJackson · 04-03-2011, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by FF2

Hmm. It is labeled "Kindle Questionnaire"

This concerned me too.

I have noticed that the word Kindle is already being widely used as a generic word for eReader. Amazon might like that, but they should beware. I have heard that some companies have lost the right to enforce their brand names because of widespread generic use. Xerox, for example, seems to be concerned about that as they encourage people to call a copier a copier, not a xerox machine.

mediax · 04-03-2011, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Stormchild

I would have completed your survey but I don't own a Kindle. Sorry.

issybird · 04-03-2011, 07:07 PM

No doubt I'm giving this more thought than it deserves, but what bothers me most is the implication that those over 50 are coots who are unfamiliar with/unfriendly to technology. That's just nonsensical. Over 75, perhaps, since they would have been retiring just when pc use exploded (and my 80-year old aunt is playing games on Facebook at midnight every night), but placing the bar at 50 seems absurdly young to me. People have had pcs for well over ten years now--just how young did you have to be when you got your first one not to be considered in your dotage now?

And then there's the legitimate practical aspect, that those with changing eyesight are an obvious market for a device that lets them increase font size. I find that those in their 50s and 60s have been enthusiastic adapters, not laggards.

alecE · 04-03-2011, 07:23 PM

Done, despite the contradictory questions and the bias to Kindle!

Steven Lyle Jordan · 04-03-2011, 07:23 PM

Done. I agree there are a few contradictions, but overall the survey works.

ebusinesstutor · 04-03-2011, 10:46 PM

I filled them in as best I could, but the "will you purchase an ereader" was weird when I already mentioned I had two devices I read on.

Worldwalker · 04-04-2011, 12:15 AM

Now, now, you're 50+, so you don't own an ebook reader. And if you do, it's a Kindle. The survey says so.

tm3 · 04-04-2011, 08:25 AM

go vols!

JSWolf · 04-04-2011, 08:32 AM

I'm 47 and I do not own a Kindle. My mother is 83 and she owns a Sony. My mother-in-law is in her 60s and owns a Sony. My wife is close to 50 and uses an iPad.

So really, the bias that only a kindle is good for 50+ is ridiculous.

GeoffC · 04-04-2011, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Stormchild

I would have completed your survey but I don't own a Kindle. Sorry.

I'm not entirely sure I wasn't insulted by the first three questions ....

orlok · 04-04-2011, 02:29 PM

For those of us 50+ types a bit upset by the implications of this survey, maybe a little exercise would help de-stress (apologies for repeating from another thread):

EXERCISE FOR PEOPLE OVER 50...

Begin by standing on a comfortable surface, where you have plenty of room at each side.

With a 5-pound potato bag in each hand, extend your arms straight out from your sides and hold them there as long as you can. Try to reach a full minute, and then relax.

Each day you'll find that you can hold this position for just a bit longer.

After a couple of weeks, move up to 10-pound potato bags.

Then try 50-pound potato bags and then eventually try to get to where you can lift a

100-pound potato bag in each hand and hold your arms straight for more than a full minute.

(I'm at this level.)

After you feel confident at that level, put a potato in each bag!
.

Stormchild · 04-04-2011, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by orlok

For those of us 50+ types a bit upset by the implications of this survey, maybe a little exercise would help de-stress (apologies for repeating from another thread):

EXERCISE FOR PEOPLE OVER 50...

Begin by standing on a comfortable surface, where you have plenty of room at each side.

With a 5-pound potato bag in each hand, extend your arms straight out from your sides and hold them there as long as you can. Try to reach a full minute, and then relax.

Each day you'll find that you can hold this position for just a bit longer.

After a couple of weeks, move up to 10-pound potato bags.

Then try 50-pound potato bags and then eventually try to get to where you can lift a

100-pound potato bag in each hand and hold your arms straight for more than a full minute.

(I'm at this level.)

After you feel confident at that level, put a potato in each bag!
.

carpetmojo · 04-04-2011, 05:46 PM

Is your survey paid oops sorry, sponsored by Kindle, just out of interest .....

04-04-2011, 05:46 PM	#30
carpetmojo Wizard Posts: 3,117 Karma: 9269999 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: UK Device: Sony- T3, PRS650, 350, T1/2/3, Paperwhite, Fire 8.9,Samsung Tab S 10.5	Tumpty tumpty tumpty ................ Is your survey paid oops sorry, sponsored by Kindle, just out of interest .....

04-02-2011, 05:14 AM	#16
Stormchild Evangelist Posts: 466 Karma: 878943 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Cornwall UK Device: BeBook 1. BeBook Mini. BeBook Neo and Club. BeBook Live. BeeBook Pure.	I would have completed your survey but I don't own a Kindle. Sorry.

04-03-2011, 07:07 PM	#20
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,294 Karma: 234636059 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	No doubt I'm giving this more thought than it deserves, but what bothers me most is the implication that those over 50 are coots who are unfamiliar with/unfriendly to technology. That's just nonsensical. Over 75, perhaps, since they would have been retiring just when pc use exploded (and my 80-year old aunt is playing games on Facebook at midnight every night), but placing the bar at 50 seems absurdly young to me. People have had pcs for well over ten years now--just how young did you have to be when you got your first one not to be considered in your dotage now? And then there's the legitimate practical aspect, that those with changing eyesight are an obvious market for a device that lets them increase font size. I find that those in their 50s and 60s have been enthusiastic adapters, not laggards.

04-03-2011, 07:23 PM	#21
alecE Evangelist Posts: 412 Karma: 546196 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: UK canal boat Device: sony prs505, prs650, kobo Glo HD liseuses	Done, despite the contradictory questions and the bias to Kindle!

04-03-2011, 07:23 PM	#22
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	Done. I agree there are a few contradictions, but overall the survey works.

04-03-2011, 10:46 PM	#23
ebusinesstutor Star Gawker Posts: 526 Karma: 6944314 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Spruce Grove, AB Canada Device: Kindle Paperwhite	I filled them in as best I could, but the "will you purchase an ereader" was weird when I already mentioned I had two devices I read on.

04-04-2011, 12:15 AM	#24
Worldwalker Curmudgeon Posts: 3,085 Karma: 722357 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: PRS-505	Now, now, you're 50+, so you don't own an ebook reader. And if you do, it's a Kindle. The survey says so.

04-04-2011, 08:25 AM	#25
tm3 Groupie Posts: 174 Karma: 56678 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle 3	go vols!

04-04-2011, 08:32 AM	#26
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,752 Karma: 145864619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I'm 47 and I do not own a Kindle. My mother is 83 and she owns a Sony. My mother-in-law is in her 60s and owns a Sony. My wife is close to 50 and uses an iPad. So really, the bias that only a kindle is good for 50+ is ridiculous.

04-04-2011, 02:29 PM	#28
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	For those of us 50+ types a bit upset by the implications of this survey, maybe a little exercise would help de-stress (apologies for repeating from another thread): EXERCISE FOR PEOPLE OVER 50... Begin by standing on a comfortable surface, where you have plenty of room at each side. With a 5-pound potato bag in each hand, extend your arms straight out from your sides and hold them there as long as you can. Try to reach a full minute, and then relax. Each day you'll find that you can hold this position for just a bit longer. After a couple of weeks, move up to 10-pound potato bags. Then try 50-pound potato bags and then eventually try to get to where you can lift a 100-pound potato bag in each hand and hold your arms straight for more than a full minute. (I'm at this level.) After you feel confident at that level, put a potato in each bag! .