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International Response

International Response. Aro Muttilainen Oliphant Sammander Sen. Tasks. Each Group Member: Personal interview with one individual over the age of 50+ Distributed an online questionnaire via social network (Facebook) Minimum of 10 direct requests, and status posting for minimum of 3 days.

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International Response

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  1. International Response Aro Muttilainen Oliphant Sammander Sen

  2. Tasks Each Group Member: • Personal interview with one individual over the age of 50+ • Distributed an online questionnaire via social network (Facebook) • Minimum of 10 direct requests, and status posting for minimum of 3 days

  3. Personal Interviews

  4. Abdullah GhoryarniSammander • USA • Male • 74 • Masters of religion in comparative philosophy • Retired; speaking and writing about dilemmas in afghan society • Scared of computers and technology because of poor eyesight and computer illiteracy • Believes a service like this would be useful to him if there was the technology out there that would be able to overcome his handicaps • He would be willing to pay for this service if his handicaps were addressed because it would allow him to open a new line of communication between him and his audience

  5. KalervoAro • Finland • Male • 63 • Worked for decades as a teacher in schools for children and teens with physical and learning disabilities • Working at a school for children who come form difficult backgrounds and have learning disabilities • Going to retire in a few years • Tech. savvy, uses Internet for basic searching, likes good tech. support • Believes in the importance of security in areas like online banking. • Interested in storytelling but cannot justified a paid service.

  6. Aino Liljeblad • Finland • Female • 88 • Used to work in Fazer bakeries • Retired; lives alone • No literacy in computers or the Internet • Does enjoy telling stories but will only use a service that would not require her to have to learn to use computers or the Internet

  7. SunaSen • Turkey • Female • 50 • Elementary school teacher • Retired; learning English • Uses but feels uncomfortable around computers • Would like an easy automatized solution to interact with her children • Would love a service that allows her to share stories with her family

  8. Michael Oliphant • USA • Male • 60 • Professor of business • Enjoys telling stories • Thinks there are competitors that may already exist that offer similar services or functionality • Service would have to be part of something bigger

  9. Online Questionnaire

  10. 125 Respondents

  11. Age Under 18 13 10% 19 to 25 53 42% 26 to 35 50 40% 36 to 45 4 3% 46 - 54 4 3% 55 or older 1 1%

  12. Gender Female 57 46% Male 66 53% Undeclared 2 2%

  13. Location Finland 57 46 % USA 30 24 % Turkey 21 17 % Netherlands 4 3 % Canada 2 2 % Germany 2 2 % UK 2 2 % Belgium 1 1 % Denmark 1 1 % France 1 1 % Italy 1 1 % Japan 1 1 % Sweden 1 1 % Taiwan 1 1 %

  14. Live Close to Parents Yes 76 61% No 43 34% Passed 0 0% Other 6 5%

  15. Parent Interaction Daily 62 50% Weekly 48 38% Monthly 9 7% Yearly 0 0% Holidays 0 0% Never 0 0% Passed 1 1% Other 5 4%

  16. Live Close to Grandparents Yes 49 39% No 35 28% Passed 38 30% Other 3 2%

  17. Grandparent Interaction Daily 5 4% Weekly 11 9% Monthly 34 27% Yearly 8 6% Holidays 19 15% Never 4 3% Passed 38 30% Other 6 5%

  18. Computer / Internet Usage Less than 1 hour 7 6% 2 to 3 hours 39 31% 4 to 6 hours 45 36% 7 hours or more 31 25% Don’t Use 1 1% Other 2 2%

  19. Main Internet Activities Email 119 95% Browsing 92 74% Streaming music / videos 76 61% Chatting 61 49% Social Networks 110 88% Games 24 19% Work 67 54% School / Study / Research 93 74% Hobbies 46 37% Shopping 50 40% Banking 68 54% Other 11 9% People may select more than one checkbox, percentages may add up to more than 100%.

  20. Information Safe on the Internet Yes 30 24% No 74 59% Other 21 17%

  21. Own Webcam Yes 82 66% No 38 30% Other 5 4%

  22. Use Messaging Service Yes 114 91% No 10 8% Other 1 1%

  23. Storytelling Service Yes 79 63% No 32 26% Other 14 11%

  24. Paid Storytelling Service Yes 37 30% No 75 60% Other 13 10%

  25. Key Aspects of Success • Start locally but keep international presence in mind as a future endeavor • Offer similar features contained in other internet technologies • Give easy to use and simple user experience • Remember audience’s skills and mentality

  26. Kysymykset?¿Preguntas?Questions? 質問? 问题?

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