Top News from Today's "Boomiverse"
Reprogramming the Elder Mind
Jann Burner
American Chronicle
June 23, 2008
Overview: “Don’t look now but a new generation of elders are moving in. Bottom line is the Baby Boomer Generation is not going to age like their parents generation. This is the generation which brought us Hippies, Rock & Roll, the Environmental Movement, the Feminist Movement, Health Food, Personal Computers and The Internet!”
http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/65833
More Baby Boomers Dealing with Aging Parents - Greatplacesinc.com Provides Support
PR Web
June 24, 2008
Overview: “Baby boomers in the US are living longer and healthier but many are also facing something they are often ill equipped for - dealing with aging parents. Of the more than 76,000,000 baby boomers many are in a caregiving role to their aging parents. Most are unprepared for the cost, emotional toll, and health issues they face as caregivers.”
http://www.prweb.com/releases/aging/parents/prweb1047594.htm
Step Away From the Computer, Kids: Baby Boomers Embrace Social Media
Tameka Kee
MediaPost Publications
Jun 23, 2008
Overview: “…new data from the AARP and the Center for the Digital Future at the USC Annenberg School for Communication shows that Americans over age 50 are also Web 2.0 denizens. And sometimes they even use the Web more than their younger, more tech-savvy counterparts.”
http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=85173