Eons - an indefinitely long period of time; an age.

Interesting name. The guy who founded the job search website Monster.com thought it was and chose it as the name of his new company.He has raised $10 million in venture capital for a new project called Eons, that will: “shape a new era of power and fulfilment and value at every stage of life, starting at 50."

Well I am all for power and fulfilment.

VCs, General Catalyst Partners and Sequoia Capital have teamed up to provide funding for Eons.

Taylor (the guy from Monster.com) described Eons as a ''media company" but refused to provide details about what features and services it will offer. He wouldn't even confirm that Eons will be an Internet business when it launches in July

The article goes on to say:

But experts say there's a shortage of Internet resources tailored to the needs and interests of older people. Fox noted that many sites ignore the physical problems of older users -- using small type that they may find difficult to read, for example. ''We're dealing with people who are very Internet-savvy but are losing their vision," said Fox. ''In five years, we're going to have an even bigger group in that demographic." In addition, seniors need more sites that feature information of importance to them.

I agree with the sentiments but I do hope the founders of Eons realise there is a bit more to it than increasing the size of the fonts. It will be interesting to see what happens in July. But that is an eon of time away.Dick Stroud