Top News From Today's "Boomiverse"
Baby Boomers Must Keep Pace With New Technologies
Jim Shea
Hartford Courant
November 25, 2009
Overview:”Baby boomers, in particular, need to make an effort to join the technological revolution. What is going on is not a passing fad, it's the future. And those who choose to ignore such innovations as the Internet, e-mail, smart phones and the social networking sites are going to be left in the cultural dust.”
http://tinyurl.com/yc92b9g
Your life, by personal historians
Dianna Marder
Philadelphia Inquirer
November 25, 2009
Overview: “By the time she reached 85, the urge to capture her life story in words and pictures caught up with Janet Mustin. She wasn't motivated by self-importance. Nor did she think a book about her experiences as a wife, mother, and respected watercolorist would be a worthy book-club pick. Instead, Mustin, who lives in Haverford, envisioned a legacy for her three daughters, their children, and their children's children.”
http://tinyurl.com/ylgmcyj
Taking Over Elderly Parents' Finances
David K. Randall
Forbes Magazine
November 25, 2009
Overview: “Millions of baby boomers are learning this lesson the hard way. As their parents live longer, adult offspring are finding they need to take over the finances of the people who once took care of them. It's a tricky business, emotionally and financially.
http://tinyurl.com/yg52xr9
7 ways to use face-to-face communication
Robert J. Holland
Ragan.com
November 24, 2009
Overview: “Survey released last year by the IABC Research Foundation finds that tech-savvy Millennials as well as their older Baby Boomer counterparts prefer face-to-face as the primary way to build relationships in the workplace. A survey earlier this year by the consulting firm KHR Solutions found that 56 percent of respondents prefer face-to-face communication with their bosses and more than half prefer communicating with co-workers face-to-face.”
http://tinyurl.com/lrxcdp