Top News From Today's "Boomiverse"
*Worth Noting
Senior Netizens
Daniel Kadlec
Time
February 2, 2007
Overview: Kadlec reports, “Folks in or near retirement are getting wired as never before--and not just to e-mail the grandkids and view photos of their far-flung family members. They're going online to bank, invest, search for alternative medicines, find volunteer opportunities, network with interest groups, blog, become politically active and, like Hazel Poole, start up something new--for fun or profit.” Moreover, “The oldest baby boomers, now turning 61 and just a year from being eligible for early Social Security benefits, want to stay active and engaged in something meaningful until late in life, surveys have shown. That often means some kind of job or volunteer work. Being comfortable with the Internet is practically a prerequisite.”
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1584802,00.html
The Medspa Movement is Making Headway, Solana Medspas CEO Delivers State of the Industry Report
PR Web
February 7, 2007
Overview: Press release announcing, “According to the International Medical Spa Association (IMSA), the Medspa movement has been closely linked to the growing baby boomer generation in the United States.” Additionally, “The technology and delivery mechanisms of the medspa as retail medicine are still years ahead of the baby boomer boom, which will be an expanding market over the next 20 years.”
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/2/prweb502720.htm
Business: Don't toss out our boomers without picking their brains
Becky Bosshart
Nevada Appeal
February 7, 2007
Overview: This piece gives advice to employers who will need to fill job slots once boomers begin to retire and shares that “Baby boomer employees are a gold mine. Don't let them walk out without picking their brains.” She also points out that many boomers plan to continue working. “They have the energy to work eight to 10 years past the typical retirement age.”