Top News From Today's "Boomiverse"
Boomer Alert — Peace and Love: Have a Hippie Holiday
Brent Green
Boomers
November 20, 2008
Overview: “Last April in this blog I offered appropriate homage to the 50th anniversary of the Peace Symbol — a logo that most would agree summarizes the tone and tenor of the sixties. It’s the most iconic image linked to Boomers and their impetuous youth. It did not occur to me when I wrote the post, but seems obvious now, that some enterprising retailer would adopt the symbol this year as a selling tool.”
A Big-Button Cellphone for the Boomer Generation
Azadeh Ensha
New York Times
November 19, 2008
Overview: “Palm-size gadgets with barely-there buttons aren’t always a baby boomer’s best friend. The ClarityLife C900 mobile phone, however, is trying to offer something a little friendlier."