Social Post is a system that socially connects the elderly with those they care about in the technological generations using ubiquitous computing - The Post app.
The Post app is a platform to share different selected medias, and then consolidate them fortnightly, and algorithmically lay them out in magazine format. The app then sends the publication a Post Partner printer that create the product and send it on the elderly family member.
“Grandkids see their grandparents as either crazy or boring, when they should be viewing their elders as sources of wisdom. We need to foster the relationship between a senior and their youngest relatives. That’s an absence in so many elderly homes. They need to share stories. There’s a wealth of knowledge that can be passed on to the younger generation”
This is a video giving an introduction to the Social Post. The Social Post it a service that produces a magazine using content shared by family members. SP aims to bridge the communication gap that is caused by the technological gap. Technologically Intergenerational Communication (S)
