Today’s blog post is from guest contributor Kelly Kilpatrick. Thanks Kelly for the great article. There’s a prejudice associated with aging that can’t be dispelled from people’s minds as long as they’re young; it’s the best feeling in the world to be stepping into your twenties and having the rest of your life ahead of […]
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The Last Carnival of 2008 Where did the year go? It seems I barely blinked my eye and it’s now two days before Christmas. If you’re tired of all the Christmas madness and looking for a good read, head on over to Blogging Boomers Carnival #98. Besides an article of mine (which you’ve already read,
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Many small business owners are still asking “what the point of social media?” In spite of Facebook’s statistics that the fastest growing group of users is the over 25 group, a large number of people still haven’t taken the plunge. Another group has signed up to Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or another group and then scratch
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Recently I was speaking with a local business owner, Renée Fair, proprietor of The Candy Store in Owen Sound. Since her business is just one year old, I asked Renée if the current economy is impacting her business. I was surprised to hear that she is not only surviving, but thriving. Her business continues to
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You have a blog and post to it regularly. You Tweet several times a day on Twitter. You comment on Friends’ pages on Facebook. You work your network on LinkedIn. Everyone is telling you social media marketing is the key to success. But it takes time. How do you know if it’s worth the effort?
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The Canadian Chamber of Commerce recently conducted a poll of its members on the state of the economy and their business projections for 2009. The media has been focusing on gloom and doom for the coming year – the worst recession since the 1980s. However, a closer look at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce survey
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This week’s carnival is hosted by So Baby Boomer. John G. Agno, author of So Baby Boomer, writes life coaching tips for confident and independent Baby Boomers. A blog carnival is a collection of bloggers writing about a similar topic – in this case, Baby Boomers. Each blogger submits their best post of the past
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According to today’s Washington Post Ted Leonsis, an AOL executive and owner of the Washington Capitals, passed the 5000 friend limit yesterday. The online article states that when Leonsis hit 5002 last night, nothing happened. So far there’s been no official word from Facebook. Does this mean the limit on the number of Facebook friends
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Often when it comes to our work – or other areas of our lives – we’re our own worst critics. We’re far harsher when it comes to judging ourselves and our work. On the one hand, this can be a good thing. It pushes us to work harder and do better. It keeps us from
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In a recent phone conversation my mom was complaining about the lack of television programs geared towards older audiences. She’s sick to death of reality television and hates the few dramas the networks do seem to be making. “The population is supposed to be aging,” she complained. “Why aren’t they making television for us?” She’s
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