Wired Seniors

The "Silver Tsunami" hasn't begun and still the percentage of seniors going online has jumped according to the Pew Study on Older Americans and the Internet 

• 22% of Americans 65 and older use the Internet. That translates to about 8 million Americans age 65 or older who use the Internet.
• The percent of seniors who go online has jumped by 47% between 2000 and 2004.
• In a February 2004 survey, 22% of Americans age 65 or older reported having access to the Internet, up from 15% in 2000. That translates to about 8 million Americans age 65 or older who use the Internet. By contrast, 58% of Americans age 50-64, 75% of 30-49 year-olds, and 77% of 18-29 year-olds currently go online.

The "Silver Tsunami" is the term the Pew Internet study  used in 2001 to describe those in their fifties who are vastly attached to the Internet and will carry their habits into their retirement and old age.  Well before the recent tragedy in SouthEast Asia.

Wired seniors use email more often than the average and sharply  increasing their health searches, online shopping and online banking