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Organ Donor? Tell All Your Friends on Facebook

Posted on 06/18/2013 by | Health | Comments

Bulletin Today | health care | TechnologyBy Ankita Rao, Kaiser Health News Toni Lewis-Bennett remembers hesitating when she was asked to be an organ donor while applying for her driver’s license. But years later, when a friend at work became sick, she got tested to see if she could donate her kidney to save his life. And with a green light from doctors, there was no question in her mind that she would go through with the transplant. “I felt honored to be able to do …

Social Media Overwhelmed? Fear Not, These Apps Can Help

Posted on 05/16/2013 by | Technology | Comments

Technology | WorkAs a boomer who launched a new company a little over a year ago, I’ve had to learn a tremendous amount about social media, and how to use it. Even though I’ve owned my own business for more than 20 years, my promotional skills were a bit stale. Like many others in my generation I relied on traditional advertising and public relations for marketing. As far as social media, I had a website, and shared stories on Facebook with friends, …

More Than Just a Mother, Now She’s Your ‘Friend’

Posted on 05/10/2013 by | General News | Comments

Bulletin Today | Home & FamilyBy Martha Mendoza, National Writer, The Associated Press Josh Knoller, a young professional in New York City, spent years refusing his mother’s “Friend Request” on Facebook before, eventually, “caving in.” Today they have an agreement: she’ll try not to make embarrassing comments, and he can delete them if she does. “We actually got into some pretty big fights over this,” says Knoller, 29. “I love my Mom to death but she’s a crazy, sweet Jewish mother and I was a …

Check Out Posts Before You Share

Posted on 11/27/2012 by | AARP Social Media Strategy/Trainer | Comments

TechnologyThere’s a Facebook post you may have seen again and again over the past week. It’s a post your friends are copying and pasting from each other without checking to see if it’s true. It looks something like this: Anyone reading this can copy this text and paste it on their Facebook Wall. This will place them under protection of copyright laws. By the present communiqué, I notify Facebook that it is strictly forbidden to disclose, copy, distribute, disseminate, or take …

Instagram Fans, Watch Out for Fake Flight Offer Scams

Posted on 11/6/2012 by | Tampa, Florida | Comments

Money & Savings | TechnologyInstagram has become a leading social network to allow users to upload and edit photos, and follow and view other accounts and their Instagram photos. But when popularity comes, scammers often follow. Picture this: When browsing popular Instagram accounts, you stumble upon a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity from a trusted airline. It’s almost as if fate wants you take that all-expenses paid trip to visit old connections. The airline’s Instagram account is offering a free flight to your next vacation destination. All …

Social Media Lessons from Hurricane Sandy

Posted on 10/30/2012 by | AARP Social Media Strategy/Trainer | Comments

TechnologyAs the AARP’s new social media trainer, I am always keeping an eye out on trends and “teachable moments” online. Hurricane Sandy has offered a very big lesson: Don’t believe everything you see. If you live along the East Coast, you may have spent the day watching the news and following posts on social media while working from home (if the power was still on). Hundreds of thousands of people were asked to stay indoors. It was an environment that …

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