Top News From Today's "Boomiverse"

Study: Women Get More Wrinkles Than Men
CBS Early Show
December 17, 2009

Overview: “According to a new study, men win the wrinkle war. Women wrinkle more easily. According to a study in the Aesthetic Surgery Journal, women had more wrinkles and deeper lines than their male counterparts. Their analysis attributes a woman's wrinkles woes to fewer sweat and sebaceous glands, fewer blood vessels, and a different muscle structure.”
http://tinyurl.com/yeqd5ad

Ind. chamber to discuss impact of aging workforce
Tom Spalding
Indianapolis Star
December 17, 2009

Overview: “The Indiana Chamber of Commerce is set to release a report this morning that will document how aging baby boomers are impacting the workforce today and what that means for businesses when they retire.”
http://tinyurl.com/ydppnah

Pass 'go,' collect stuff, and get back truckin' on
Tirdad Derakhshani
Philadelphia Inquirer
December 17, 2009

Overview: Grateful Dead-Opoly — a “Monopoly-style board game filled with references to band's history and music” — is bound to appeal to baby boomers.
http://tinyurl.com/yctjr9h

The often disturbing reality of social media
Kevin Camp
Examiner.com
December 16, 2009

Overview: “Anyone designing a social media network should keep in mind that success is ephemeral in the internet age and that one needs only look back roughly a decade to see all of the companies, platforms, programs and their ilk that have fallen out of public favor. We are no longer beholden to brand loyalty, which is probably what separates Baby Boomers from their children regarding the strongest sense of disconnect. “
http://tinyurl.com/yb4xs7v