Is Marijuana Booming Among Boomers?
By Robyn Griggs Lawrence,Next Avenue Contributor Like many of her peers, Zoe Helene, 48, smoked marijuana in her early 20s but gave it up as her career in the digital world took off in the 1990s. Today the multidisciplinary artist and environmental activist lives in Amherst, Mass., and is building a global network of trailblazers called Cosmic Sister. Since ...
15 ways Chris Hadfield is awesome
Commander Chris Hadfield is a great many things: a photographer, an educator, a social media maven — did I forget to mention astronaut? And it’s with great delight that we add troubadour to the laundry list. That his music video — a cover of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” — has already scored 6.9 million hits is a testament ...
Exercising Tips for Brain Health
If you’re worried about your memory, it’s time to get moving. Here’s your no-excuse guide to exercising for brain health. Rarely do you find neuroscientists, psychologists and physicians agreeing unequivocally on anything. But here’s an exception: They all say that exercise is hands down the single best thing you can do for your brain. ...
Launch of AARP Brain Fitness powered by BrainHQ
Today, AARP announced the launch of AARP Brain Fitness powered by BrainHQ as part of an overall brain health initiative. Keeping your brain healthy is the key to staying sharp throughout life and keeping your brain fit, engaged and active now can help you maintain mental alertness in the future. AARP’s holistic approach to brain health is rooted in five pillars: ...
Canadian ISS astronaut returns to Earth a star
Canadian ISS astronaut returns to Earth a star (via AFP) Canadian spaceman Chris Hadfield on Tuesday returned to Earth along with two other astronauts after a half-year mission to the International Space Station that saw him shoot to global stardom by captivating people worldwide with his Twitter microblog. Hadfield landed safely in the Kazakh steppe along… ...
Social media usage sees big gains among seniors
Who’s getting connected with social media? That’s the question more boomers and seniors are asking each other. More and more, we are realizing that boomers and seniors are starting to catch-up to the social media train, by doubling in the amount of users from 25% in 2010 to 51% in 2011 — the fastest growth rate of any generation. According Shirin Mostaghim, ...
Senior social media
Connecting via social media is growing among baby boomers and seniors. According to an AARP survey, social media use among boomers and seniors grew from 25 percent in 2010 to 51 percent in 2011 — the fastest growth rate of any generation. Shirin Mostaghim, author of “Reaching Older Demographics with Social Media,” recently reported usage among those over ...
Amazon Goes After Older Adults With New Store
By Sarah Perez Amazon has launched a new store catering to mature adults and seniors, the company announced today. But while “Amazon Seniors” would have a nice ring to it, Amazon went with a more polite, if wordy, branding: “50+ Active and Healthy Living Store.” As the name implies, the new store will be focused on a variety of “healthy living” needs, ...
Google tool to determine data use after death
Google will allow users to decide what happens to their data after they die or become inactive online, the first major company to deal with the sensitive issue. The feature applies to email, social network Google Plus and other accounts. Users can choose to delete data after a set period of time, or pass it on to specific people. Internet users around the world ...
How Baby Boomers Will Change The Way Others Retire
The rapid evolution of retirement in America shows no signs of slowing. The World War II generation (or The Greatest Generation) often lived in the same house until they either died or were moved to a nursing home, but this is now far less common than in the past. Baby boomers have continued to forge new ground and explore new lifestyles in this period of ...
Ottawa Zoomer Show Free for CARP Members
By a.quinn Attention CARP Members: Join us at Canada’s Largest Consumer and Lifestyle Expo, Saturday and Sunday, May 4th and 5th, 2013, for men and women, 45+. CARP Members get in free. Click here to print your free ticket, or just bring your membership card to the door! Health, Money, Travel, Lifestyle, Entertainment… you’ll find it all at the ZoomerShow! WHAT: ...
Simplified smartphones for boomers
There are actually several manufacturers who are now making simplified smartphones designed primarily for older users who have limited experience with modern gadgetry. Here’s a rundown of what’s currently and soon-to-be available. Pantech Flex One of the best age-friendly smartphones on the market today is the Pantech Flex (seepantechusa.com/phones/flex), ...
Film Critic Roger Ebert Dead At 70
By John Biggs In the annals of criticism it is often the case that a writer is cursed in life and forgotten in death. For Roger Ebert, voluminous historian of the cinema and its most astute critic, neither of these was the case. Ebert, along with his counterpoint, Gene Siskel, defined the modern movie review and brought the figurative Cahiers du Cinéma down ...
Technologies that could change EVERYTHING
Straight from the pages of Existence… though sooner than I expected… researchers now claim to have the entire Neanderthal genome in published form, as clear as that of “any person on the street.” Okay, start your countdown till someone announces she is pregnant with… That will be a real boat-rocker… …but there are other events on the near horizon ...
Baby boomers discover dating in a digital age
Baby boomers discover dating in a digital age Dan McGarry is looking for love in a digital age. A widower for nearly a year, the Sioux City man hoping to find a suitable companion, via online dating sites like ChristianMingle.com and Match.com. “I don’t drink and don’t go out much,” McGarry said. “But it would be nice to find ...
Baby Boomers in the Digital Era
The term “Baby Boomers” is often used to describe those who were born between 1946 and 1964. This phrase came about because of the huge number of babies born after the end of World War I. More babies were born in 1946 than any year before and the baby boom did not stop until 1964 with each of those years recording 3 or 4 million births. Now the Baby Boomers ...
Boomer Brain Health Aided By Technology
By Mike Gaudreau Much has been written and said of late regarding Baby Boomers. Naturally, as one myself, I take notice as many of us have. A couple of themes seem to be repeated when we talk about boomers; technology and health. It is well known that boomers are well adapted to today’s technology; indeed having invented quite a lot of it. Also boomers ...
Renault Zoe the first mainstream electric car
Are electric cars the future of motoring? That’s a tough question, but with the arrival of the new Renault Zoe we can begin to work out some answers. That’s because, in many ways, the Renault Zoe is easily the most attractive and compelling electric car yet conceived. And it’s perhaps the first truly mainstream electric car (or EV) ever made. Much ...
New Report Finds Price Mayhem at the Pharmacy
Consumer Reports: So Many Drugstores, So Many Prices; New Report Finds Price Mayhem at the PharmacyTips for getting the best prices when you shop at the pharmacy; plus, why it pays to shop like a country mouse YONKERS, NY — Consumers who don’t shop around for their prescription drugs may be overpaying BIG time, explains Consumer Reports in its May ...
The road to electric cars is strewn with potholes
Have we reached a kind of ‘technological end of history’? Better fuel efficiency and smaller vehicles offer a more promising route. Four years ago, just as the hype about electric cars was revving up, Dalton McGuinty was one of the first Canadian politicians to jump on board. The then-Ontario premier stood next to charismatic Israeli entrepreneur Shai Agassi, ...
18 percent of Households Hold Consumer Worth
18 percent of Households Hold Consumer Worth. This chart nicely illustrates the distribution of assets, debt and net worth in the United States, by household income. 18 percent of American households, namely those that earn more than $100,000 a year, hold 69 percent of the total consumer net worth.That’s according to Ipsos’ analysis of data from ...
Top 10 baby boomers luxury travel destinations
Top 10 baby boomers luxury travel destinations. Planning a holiday but unsure where to travel? There are plenty of holiday hotspots currently enjoying popularity from all ages and demographics, providing travellers with plenty of choice. To help you make your decision, here are the top ten luxury travel destinations for baby boomers: Burma One of the greatest ...
Fitbit Wireless Activity and Sleep Tracker
Product Review: Fitbit Wireless Activity and Sleep Tracker (via http://www.outsidehealthandfitness.com) Fit Bit and 10,000 Steps A Day You’ve been able to do it from an early age and, if you’re like me you take walking for granted. However, when you look at the science and reports about the benefits of walking you see it for what it really is, a fantastic ...
iPad App Offers Baby Boomers Digital Immortality
Genealogists and personal historians were amazed at the simplicity of the Legacy Stories iPad app at the annual RootsTech Conference held this March in Salt Lake City, Utah. Mike Isbell, a personal historian from Lubbock, Texas, reflected the feelings shared by most of the participants, “This app is going to totally change my business by giving me a simple ...
Monitor alerts smartphone before heart attack
Scientists in Switzerland are finalising work on a new implant that can monitor the levels of chemicals in the blood and send vital information to smartphones about a person’s health. This information could alert doctors to an imminent heart attack by reporting an increase in sepcific proteins present in the body prior to a cardiac incident. This is just ...
Working In Retirement
Special Report: Race To Retirement Kathryn Cullen stands at a career crossroads. After three decades in the consulting world, she started transitioning to retirement this year. Cullen, a senior partner at consulting firm Kurt Salmon, has pared her schedule to a four-day week. Next year it’ll be three days. Cullen continues to do her consulting work, but ...
A baby boomer digital age job search
ALLENDALE, Mich. (WOOD) – A baby boomer bounced from his job after three decades and forced to find work in today’s digital age has found a job. David Gualtieri’s two-week journey started March 5, the day before a three-day career fair called Ready NOW!started on Grand Valley State University’s Allendale Campus. Michigan Works! helped ...
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