Techboomers is an educational website that teaches older adults and inexperienced Internet users how to use various websites and Internet-based applications. The site was founded by current CEO Steve Black. Prior to Techboomers, Black had run Suited Media where he founded the first social network for poker players called Pokerspace.com. He later became a SEO consultant, working with startups in Southern Ontario and California. He founded Techboomers after his parents and older relatives would come to him for advice on using digital technology. Techboomers includes tutorial and videos to help teach lessons on how to use websites such as

Facebook Facebook is a social media and social networking service owned by the American technology conglomerate Meta Platforms, Meta. Created in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg with four other Harvard College students and roommates, Eduardo Saverin, Andre ...

YouTube YouTube is an American social media and online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim who were three former employees of PayPal. Headquartered in ...

Netflix Netflix is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service. The service primarily distributes original and acquired films and television shows from various genres, and it is available internationally in multiple lang ...

and

Spotify Spotify (; ) is a List of companies of Sweden, Swedish Music streaming service, audio streaming and media service provider founded on 23 April 2006 by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon. , it is one of the largest providers of music streaming services ...

. The site is designed with larger fonts and drop down menus to make it easier to read and navigate. A notable feature documented by the

International Business Times The ''International Business Times'' is an American online newspaper that publishes five national editions in four languages. The publication, sometimes called ''IBTimes'' or ''IBT'', offers news, opinion and editorial commentary on business and ...

is the site helps inexperienced users close and delete their accounts and user profiles on various sites.

References

{{reflist

External links

Techboomers official website

Techboomers on Family Online Safety Institute website
Canadian educational websites