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My Lucky, Lucky Day: Who Knew I Had $7.9 Million in Ghana?

Posted on 10/24/2011 by | Movies & TV | Comments

EntertainmentI must share with you the good fortune that awaited me this morning in an e-mail my AARP spam filter inexplicably intercepted before it could reach me. Luckily for me, I don’t trust spam filters, as they invariably deprive me of the most interesting correspondence—and in this case very nearly prevented me from becoming independently wealthy for the rest of my life. The e-mail letter came from Alhaji Muhammad Mumuni, who is nothing less than the Minister for Foreign Affairs …

Shopping Safely Online for the Holidays

Posted on 12/1/2010 by | AARP Blog Author | Comments

Money & SavingsYou may not think you’re the kid of person who gets scammed easily — but it happens much easier than you think. That’s why AARP Bulletin put together some great tips to avoid hoax websites that could steal your credit card number (or just send you horribly made gifts that you can’t return). And with nearly 70 percent of shoppers buying their gifts online this year, it’s better to be safe than sorry. Here are the first few tips to …

Extra, Extra! Newspaper Readership Declining

Posted on 03/3/2010 by | Archived Contributor | Comments

EntertainmentA new AARP Bulletin poll shows that the number of folks who read a newspaper as their primary source of news is going down, and people are increasingly depending on other sources of media, like the internet, radio or TV, for their daily news. However, more adults who are 50+ rely on reading the paper over internet or radio. AARP Bulletin reports: “Not surprisingly, adults age 50 and older (71 percent) are more likely than their younger counterparts to read …

Older Americans Online: Are They or Aren’t They?

Posted on 02/24/2010 by | AARP Blog Author | Comments

TechnologyWe’ve talked about it before, but it just keeps coming up in the news! The baby boomer generation has such a great presence online – and the nation is taking notice. This article from CNBC takes a look at how baby boomers are utilizing social networking sites to voice their opionon – instead of the old days of sit-ins and protest signs. The article points out that a quick Facebook search brings up pages on issues like reverse mortgages, health …

Older Americans Online: Are They or Aren't They?

Posted on 02/24/2010 by | Archived Contributor | Comments

TechnologyWe’ve talked about it before, but it just keeps coming up in the news! The baby boomer generation has such a great presence online – and the nation is taking notice. This article from CNBC takes a look at how baby boomers are utilizing social networking sites to voice their opionon – instead of the old days of sit-ins and protest signs. The article points out that a quick Facebook search brings up pages on issues like reverse mortgages, health …

Online Boom

Posted on 02/3/2010 by | Archived Contributor | Comments

TechnologyFirst, check out this quick blog post from USA Today. According to the article, 2009 was a “booming” year on Facebook for baby boomers -47% of the boomer generation maintained an active profile on the social networking site. In 2008, that number was just 32%. Twitter was another story – only 13% of baby boomers utilized the tweeting site. While statistics show a bigger percentage of younger generations are on social networking sites, the market for baby boomers is obviously …

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