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Oct 12, 2009The Dallas Morning News
Eighty-three-year-old Virgil Heidbrink has found what he thinks is the perfect place to retire. He's met many interesting people there. Every day, they share their life stories and favorite jokes. And he's convinced that the new social connections...
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Sep 28, 2009Forbes.com
BURLINGAME, Calif. -- In a recent Q&A session with elementary school children, President Obama discussed the power of social media: "Be careful what you post on Facebook," he warned. "Whatever you do, it will be pulled up again later somewhere in ...
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Sep 19, 2009Salon.com
[From an interview with Dennis Baron, author of "A Better Pencil".]
... Computer socialization -- is this putting an end to face-to-face human interaction? Or does it let us expand our social networks when face-to-face communic...
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Aug 27, 2009ReadWriteWeb
Even though baby boomers make up more than one quarter of all US Internet users, and even though the majority of this group spends over five hour per week online, a new survey by Burst Media found that only 14% of boomers feel that the content on ...
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Aug 27, 2009USA Today
Social-media services, such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and countless other websites, have had a profound effect on how millions of Americans — especially those under 35 — interact with others (or don't), shop and view brands. It's a real-time d...
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May 20, 2009Computerworld
That Boomers dramatically alter the social networks they adopt should come as no surprise, according to Lee Rainie, director of the Pew Internet & American Life Project, a think tank that studies Americans' online habits. "Boomers are the mains...
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Mar 11, 2009Associated Press
When your 88-year-old grandfather sends a request to be your "friend" on Facebook, you have two choices: Either confirm it, then quickly take down all those party pictures you thought were so funny, or plan on never coming home for the holidays...
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Jan 30, 2009ReadWriteWeb
According to Pew's research, Generation X is most likely to shop, bank, and look for health information online, but boomers are just as likely as Gen Y to make travel reservations online. Even the older Silent Generation is competitive when it com...
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Jan 29, 2009Ars Technica
In fact, "older" folks (those over age 32) do a lot of things online more than the young 'uns do. Older users in general don't use the Internet as an entertainment source to the same extent that younger netizens do, instead using it primarily for ...
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Jan 28, 2009USA Today
Teens and young adults seem to live online, but a new report by the Pew Research Center finds that other generations are catching up: Generation X primarily uses the Internet for shopping and banking; Baby Boomers for travel reservations; and the ...
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