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Boomers, barriers, and myths

Assumptions, aspirations, and realism.  In recent here-there-everywhere travels, I was often intrigued by assumptions that were cited as fact.  I heard about barriers to adoption, narrow-cast definitions of broader opportunities, and sweeping generalizations about markets too broad to characterize. That last, of course, is the so-called baby boomer market -- discussed all day at a well-run event in Tampa -- the Florida Boomer Lifestyle Conference.

Good50: A New User-Friendly Search Engine Debuts

 Good50 search engine is easy to use, easy on the eyes, and less confusing

ROCKVILLE, Md., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- A 16-year-old high school student has created a search engine based on simplicity and transparency for the user. The new search engine is now available for the public at http://www.good50.com.

Enough: Newspapers are fueling terror among the elderly and computers

Newspaper writers are bored but assigned to the age beat. How lucky. We have yet another entry in the annals of 'why seniors hate computers news' library. This one from the Boston Globe searches for a way to write condescendingly about seniors and their fear and loathing when it comes to using a computer.

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