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A Grave Matter: What Happens to Your Social Media When You Die?

Posted on 05/6/2013 by | Caregiving | Comments

Caregiving | RelationshipsJust when you thought you had all the important documents you need to know your loved one’s wishes — power of attorney, will, health care directive, perhaps Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) — here’s another to consider: a social media will. This digital estate planning document states what you want to have happen to your social media — Facebook, Twitter, Google, LinkedIn, email account — when you die. Just as you need an executor of your estate, you’d have to appoint a …

When Google Met von Furstenberg

Posted on 09/30/2012 by | AARP Blog Author | Comments

Beauty & Fashion | TechnologyWhen iconic fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg, 65, met Google’s Sergey Brin at a conference and learned of the Glass by Google eyewear his company designed, it was collaboration at first sight. Von Furstenberg didn’t question if a promotional partnership between a fashion brand and Internet company would work. So she inked a deal that allowed her Spring/Summer 2013 creative process to be taped via the glasses and edited into a short film called DVF Through Glass. The glasses, which …

These Are The Droids We’re Looking For

Posted on 03/4/2011 by | Technology | Comments

TechnologySome co-workers and I gathered in a conference room at AARP Headquarters to watch Steve Jobs unveil the new version of Apple’s iPad 2. While the conversation naturally circled around all the new features, and how some of us were going to buy on the first day, our chatter came to the topic of competition pushing back.  As if on cue, Nielsen announced the next day that the market share of Google’s popular Android operating system for smart phones had …

Google for the 50+

Posted on 02/26/2010 by | Archived Contributor | Comments

TechnologyThis morning, perusing the news, I found this article in the Washington Post so interesting! It is about a web site Good50.com – a “powered by Google” web search engine that was created particularly for the over 50 crowd! I just had to check it out. It was created by a high school junior from Maryland who watched her 80-year-old grandfather struggle when he tried to utilize the internet – he had a hard time seeing the small font, and …

Nancy LeaMond: Enjoy Life Online, But Be Savvy & Stay Safe!

Posted on 09/24/2008 by | General News | Comments

TechnologyAARP’s Nancy LeaMond highlights some online safety tips developed with Google.

Nancy LeaMond: Enjoy Life Online, But Be Savvy & Stay Safe!

Posted on 09/24/2008 by | AARP Blog Author | Comments

TechnologyAARP’s Nancy LeaMond highlights some online safety tips developed with Google.