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Labor Day is No Picnic for the Unemployed

Posted on 08/31/2012 by | AARP Blog Author | Comments

WorkLabor Day isn’t the easiest holiday for the millions of folks who are unemployed. For family and friends of people who are jobless, being unsure of what to say – or not say – is tough as well (the link has some good advice). It’s an especially difficult time for people who haven’t had to job-hunt in years, and for workers with multiple decades of experience who often face age bias. AARP has resources to help on topics from decoding job …

5 Great Ways to Plug Into the GOP Convention From Home

Posted on 08/24/2012 by | Politics | Comments

Bulletin Today | PoliticsThere was a time when the national conventions of the two major political parties were filled with drama, emotional catharsis and occasionally even angry fisticuffs. (Here’s our gallery of great and not-so-great historic moments at GOP conventions.) Over the years, the quadrennial gatherings evolved into something more closely resembling slick, stage-managed infomercials, carefully designed to sell the parties’ tickets to the public rather than to wrestle over fateful decisions. Even so, whether you’re a hardcore political junkie or simply a citizen who likes to be informed, the 2012 Republican National …

Duking It Out Online

Posted on 05/3/2012 by | Politics | Comments

Bulletin Today | Politics | TechnologyThis year’s presidential campaign, more than any in history, will play out on a digital battleground — everything from the candidates’ own websites to Facebook and Twitter and anything, really, that comes to us byte-by-byte. Digital ads have joined television and radio ads as instruments of political persuasion and propaganda. E-mail is crowding out direct mail in the same way. Even fundraising has moved increasingly online, where campaigns can collect money (in mostly small amounts) nearly as fast as they …

“We’re Trying Our Darndest To Figure Out This Tweet Machine”

Posted on 04/12/2012 by | AARP Blog Author | Comments

Entertainment | TechnologyKraft Mac n’ Cheese has been around for 75 years. Yes, 75 years. Our mothers made it with sausage, our grandmothers made it for Easter, and I’m still making it when the craving strikes. To celebrate 75 years of cheesy addiction, Kraft asked two lovely older ladies “who’ve been eating mac and cheese for 75 years” to run their Facebook page and Twitter account for three days.               Now, they’re responding to followers…   …

Online Etiquette: Why Being Accountable, Responsible and Honorable is a Good Thing

Posted on 07/12/2011 by | Volunteering | Comments

Technology | VolunteeringIf you cannot say something nice, then don’t say anything at all. How many times did your mother tell you that growing up?  I am Southern from the tip of my head to the end of my toe. I believe in good manners, using china and crystal, dressing up every day, lighting candles, handwritten notes and being nice to everyone! That being nice part includes the social web. I’ve always thought of Facebook, Twitter and all the others as online …

TV for Grown Ups

Posted on 08/16/2010 by | Archived Contributor | Comments

EntertainmentHere’s an interesting tidbit of news for today: the median age for viewers of Fox, ABC, CBS and NBC is now 51 years old. Surprising? It may not sound like earth-shattering news, but it’s incredibly important to the way that television networks conduct business from an advertising and show-producing perspective – and also interesting for us to watch the trend! A new report says that the broadcasters’ audience has aged TWICE as quickly as the general population during the past …

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