Top News from Today's "Boomiverse"
Boomers troll Net on sites of their own
Oshkosh Northwestern
May 8, 2008
Overview: “Eons is one of at least two dozen social networks aimed squarely at Baby Boomers, the population bubble born between 1946 and 1964 that has defied traditional perceptions of aging and retirement. Many boomers jumped into the Internet mashup to keep track of their kids on Facebook or MySpace, then moved on to their own networks in search of more common ground.”
http://www.thenorthwestern.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080508/OSH04/805080301/1168
A Destination Site For "Sonic Boomers" Who Like It Loud
Glen Boyd
Blogcritics.org
May 7, 2008
Overview: “A former publicist at Warner Bros. Records who also put in a few years working for Neil Young, Bentley was a guy who saw a void that desperately needed filling. Like a lot of aging baby boomers not yet quite ready to hang up their rock and roll shoes, for Bentley the mind was still willing. It was just in sore need of a destination.”
http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/05/07/223205.php
Boomer Women Broke Barriers, but Now They're Retiring Broke
Redorbit.com
May 6, 2008
Overview: “Women on the leading edge of the baby boom generation are also at the forefront of other trends ones that may work to their detriment in retirement.”
Affluent Boomers Adjust Portfolios Because of Economic Worries
Rebecca Moore
PlanAdviser.com
May 6, 2008
Overview: “A press release on the survey results said almost one quarter (23%) of affluent Boomers turning 60 this year said they are planning to change their investment strategy in preparation for a potential recession.”