Interesting idea - but awful marketing. "Hey, gran, call me if you get stuck. xxx" Incredibly condescending.
That said, while my grandfather uses the web every day, he does sometimes get stuck. But a little extra personalization / friendliness would help. Where the phone number is now, I'd love to be able to send my grandpa a new message every day, share a photo of a family member, hook in the NYT headlines, etc.
Of course, then it turns into a kind of Duplo Netvibes and it's 2005 all over again. Still, I can see there being a userbase.
That said, while my grandfather uses the web every day, he does sometimes get stuck. But a little extra personalization / friendliness would help. Where the phone number is now, I'd love to be able to send my grandpa a new message every day, share a photo of a family member, hook in the NYT headlines, etc.
Of course, then it turns into a kind of Duplo Netvibes and it's 2005 all over again. Still, I can see there being a userbase.