The major concern of this study involves the
participation of elderly persons in the world of
information technology. This information world
sometime also called as cyberspace. Information
world relied upon users applying computer
technology to access information. Participation in
information world may range from solitary use of a
personal computer, as in computer games, through
asynchronous communication and information
searches, like sending e-mails, to synchronic
exchange, such as multiuser chats on the Internet
[1,2]. Entry into the cyber-realm requires access to
and knowledge of computer technology [3, 4].
In information society, people of all ages can
seek new information and disseminate their own
ideas to others, they can acquire new social ties and
discard old ones at will, and they can enhance an
existing identity or establish a new one [5].
Information society is multidimensional and
simulated, and constitutes the penultimate
expression of ‘‘virtual reality.’’ At the same time, it
is the very realm of modern society in which social
capital is increasingly exchanged [6]. Thus,
participation in information society may well
become a major means and a primary measure of
community belonging and involvement in the 21st
century [7].
Participation of elder adults in the current
‘‘information technology revolution’’ is an
important topic for analysis. On the one hand,
elderly people have much to gain from
computer-based communication.