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Designing a Facebook Interface for Senior Users
Joint Authors
Gomes, Gonçalo
Duarte, Carlos
Coelho, José
Matos, Eduardo
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-02-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
The adoption of social networks by older adults has increased in recent years.
However, many still cannot make use of social networks as these are simply not adapted to them.
Through a series of direct observations, interviews, and focus groups, we identified recommendations for the design of social networks targeting seniors.
Based on these, we developed a prototype for tablet devices, supporting sharing and viewing Facebook content.
We then conducted a user study comparing our prototype with Facebook's native mobile application.
We have found that Facebook's native application does not meet senior users concerns, like privacy and family focus, while our prototype, designed in accordance with the collected recommendations, supported relevant use cases in a usable and accessible manner.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Gomes, Gonçalo& Duarte, Carlos& Coelho, José& Matos, Eduardo. 2014. Designing a Facebook Interface for Senior Users. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1050856
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Gomes, Gonçalo…[et al.]. Designing a Facebook Interface for Senior Users. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1050856
American Medical Association (AMA)
Gomes, Gonçalo& Duarte, Carlos& Coelho, José& Matos, Eduardo. Designing a Facebook Interface for Senior Users. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1050856
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1050856