Online social media is constantly being talked about and in the news. But how far have you ventured into social media beyond perhaps Facebook? Ronna Benjamin has helpful tips.
You’d think that social networking is the territory of younger people. But the explosive growth of social networking site Twitter is due to younger Baby Boomers, according to statistics from ComScore. Overall, the stats for Twitter are staggering: Traffic is up 700 percent over last year.
No one — let alone no generation — is recession-proof. That’s why baby boomer Mary Cullen thinks it’s important to stay young, think young, and communicate young! Because as boomers are working longer, they have to enhance their skills and maximize their options. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that the number of workers aged [...]
MySpace may be for younger generations but Facebook and Twitter are two online social media gathering places embraced by baby boomers. Facebook, especially, is a place where people of our big generation are meeting up with old friends as well as staying in touch with family and our kids. As Lev Grossman writes in TIME [...]
Here is a special list of baby boomers – in response to our story, “Baby Boomers Jump into Twitter” – who are active on Twitter, one of today’s most popular online social media sites to stay in touch with friends, and for networking. We invite you to share additional names, and they will be added [...]
As we reported recently on BoomerCafé, baby boomers are flocking to use the online social media site Twitter as much or more than any other age group. BoomerCafé co-founder David Henderson is active on Twitter (@davidhenderson), and provides some tips for boomers who want to get the most out of this online phenomenon. Get into a conversation [...]
Who says today’s exciting and interactive online world is just for kids?! Baloney! Baby boomers are online with Twitter and Facebook and all the other online technology as much or more than younger generations, according to Forrester Research. That’s one reason President Obama is using online to communicate with Americans. Chances are we baby boomers [...]
Is the online world moving too fast for us? Or are we baby boomers just wise enough to scream, “Enough!” BoomerCafé co-founder and publisher David Henderson sees the day when it might all make his head explode. Which neither he, nor his family, nor his friends, want to happen. But how can he stop it? [...]
Two Boomers Out to See the World Check-In from Central Mexico
We think there’s nothing better than baby boomers who are still living the dream. That’s why we love to hear from Florence and Mike Lince, the “6-monthers.” They write from Tepoztlán, Mexico.
The Baby Boomer Retirement Crunch is Starting
Everything we’ve said about our generation is true: we might not feel like it, but we are an “aging population.” And, many people age 65 and older are already struggling to live off the amount they have saved for retirement.
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