[The Internet: a space of sociability for the elderly]

This article is about the use of Internet by the elderly as a new space of social practices among other means of communication and sociological interaction. The subject arose from a PhD study on the life of the elderly in an old people's home in João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil and the need to involve and keep them busy with the outside world through new technologies. The Internet as a sociological space demonstrates that it is possible to gather people of all ages in different spaces of sociability. This communication network created by technology has become the entrance for the elderly to an environment that until now had only been visited by younger people. This opening leads to a revolution, since it enables the elderly to become active and be connected. This article provides evidence on the sociological phenomenon of cyber culture.