Keeping in touch with older relatives can be challenging when they don't use a computer.
Now, there are several products and services available that can enhance communication between those who use e-mail and those who don't because they lack a computer or the skills to operate one.
Whether you want to send grandma a quick e-mail with the latest family news, a snapshot of your son hitting the game winning home run or even share the latest “inside scoop” about your family from Facebook – there are several solutions to choose from.
While seniors are the fastest growing group of Internet and e-mail users in the U.S., they still lag way behind younger generations. Around 45% of people ages 70 to 75 go online compared to almost 90% of those under age 35. To help, there's a relatively new service called Sunnygram that will turn your e-mails into stamped letters making it easy to keep in touch with grandma.
The idea is simple: Upon sign up, grandma gets an e-mail address that you write to. Sunnygram then collects and prints out all the e-mail messages and pictures addressed to her, and sends them via U.S. mail to her once a week in an attractive newsletter format. Getting the newsletter printed in an easy-to-read large font is also an option.
Grandma then has the option of responding through a Sunnygram prepaid letter, which would be scanned and e-mailed to you. Or she can call a toll-free number and leave a voice message, which would be transcribed and sent to you via e-mail. This service provides unlimited e-mail and photo printing and unlmited family members and friends can correspond with her.
For more information about Sunnygram, visit: http://www.sunnygram.com or call 888-517-8669.
For services from other companies, visit:
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