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#AgeOp Chat April 30, 2009
If you are just learning about our weekly Age of Opportunity chat, be sure to check out these blogs for some helpful tips, tricks and even a how-to video. The Age of Opportunity is an informal think tank for people to discuss issues that affect the 50+ market -- from media, entertainment, sports, health and more.
The Age of Opportunity Chat happens live on Thursday nights from 9-10pm, on Twitter.com. It is organized by members of the Growing Bolder staff, but it is an independent project. Industry experts will attend as guest hosts to facilitate the discussion and answer your questions!
Here are some of the hundreds of tweets posted during the April 30, 2009, Age of Opportunity Chat. If you'd like to see all of the responses, go to search.twitter.com and type in #ageop. Feel free to leave comments and questions below in this forum!
Participants:
We kicked off this week's chat with the two words that are on all of our minds: Swine Flu ...
That led to a sidebar on Vice President Biden's statement that he advised his family to stay out of enclosed areas like airplanes.
And, since it all ties back to healthcare, health coverage, and the medical system at large, it seemed everyone had an opinion, and a grade to give out!!
The room even issued a challenge to one of the country's biggest insurance agencies, inviting State Farm into the discussion!
So, what does the AgeOp crew think of President Obama's first 100 days in office?
After all that heavy conversation, it was time for a break. So we talked prom! Since it's prom season for today's high schoolers, we reminisced about our own experiences:
So would any of us go back to high school if we could? And what would we do differently?
Finally, we talked about the definitions of friendship, and how those definitions change when it comes to online relationships.
Missed the chat? Have something new to contribute? Feel free to leave replies and comments in this discussion, or join us every Thursday night for The Age of Opportunity chat on Twitter. Just enter this phrase "#ageop" and then follow the chat. We like Tweetchat.com -- you can log in with your Twitter name and password, then enter the ageop room and you'll be able to control the speed of the discussion and more. You can also follow by going to search.twitter.com and typing in #ageop.
The Age of Opportunity Chat happens live on Thursday nights from 9-10pm, on Twitter.com. It is organized by members of the Growing Bolder staff, but it is an independent project. Industry experts will attend as guest hosts to facilitate the discussion and answer your questions!
Here are some of the hundreds of tweets posted during the April 30, 2009, Age of Opportunity Chat. If you'd like to see all of the responses, go to search.twitter.com and type in #ageop. Feel free to leave comments and questions below in this forum!
Participants:
We kicked off this week's chat with the two words that are on all of our minds: Swine Flu ...
@StarStrukLynna: I'm thinking it is just a flu...but I have access to a doctor and I have health insurance
@mypricelesslife: I have to fly May 12. yes, i'm worried
@cindyoyo: Not worried at this point. It's the flu! Wash your hands!
@kmacwill: I'm a little worried about swine flu, since I'll be on a plane in a week and cruise ship for 4 days. eek?
@briwal: Overblown...its the flu! Just take the normal precautions you would have taken last December.
@FredFitnessGuy: Not too worried here. What makes it different from other flus?
@drkisane: In Perth Western Australia nurses are at the airport and ppl are being screened!
@mypricelesslife: I have to fly May 12. yes, i'm worried
@cindyoyo: Not worried at this point. It's the flu! Wash your hands!
@kmacwill: I'm a little worried about swine flu, since I'll be on a plane in a week and cruise ship for 4 days. eek?
@briwal: Overblown...its the flu! Just take the normal precautions you would have taken last December.
@FredFitnessGuy: Not too worried here. What makes it different from other flus?
@drkisane: In Perth Western Australia nurses are at the airport and ppl are being screened!
That led to a sidebar on Vice President Biden's statement that he advised his family to stay out of enclosed areas like airplanes.
@uberbabyboomer: I would say the same thing if I were him and had already lost family members so very tragically; let him be human.
@kwidrick: The Biden thing is RIPE for mockery this weekend on Saturday Night Live :)
@GetResults: Joe can be windy, but he speaks from the heart
@SpectatorDad: since he is known for his inability to be sensitive, the comments were a bigger deal
@kwidrick: The Biden thing is RIPE for mockery this weekend on Saturday Night Live :)
@GetResults: Joe can be windy, but he speaks from the heart
@SpectatorDad: since he is known for his inability to be sensitive, the comments were a bigger deal
And, since it all ties back to healthcare, health coverage, and the medical system at large, it seemed everyone had an opinion, and a grade to give out!!
@PopArtDiva: is there such a thing as an F minus?
@briwal: Today's healthcare system gets a D...If you lose your job and have a preexisting condition...God help you...
@jcarlin: Docs aren't the prob. Insurance is. They make it impossible for drs to practice way they'd like. They rob us mercilessly.
@WilmaWoodson: I'd like to torpedo the pharmacutical companies and insur companies. Let the MDs do their job.
@GetResults: @jcarlin insurance is a culprit 2 B sure, but tort reform would help lots. Est. up 2 1/3 of healthcare costs relate 2 CYA compliance.
@briwal: Today's healthcare system gets a D...If you lose your job and have a preexisting condition...God help you...
@jcarlin: Docs aren't the prob. Insurance is. They make it impossible for drs to practice way they'd like. They rob us mercilessly.
@WilmaWoodson: I'd like to torpedo the pharmacutical companies and insur companies. Let the MDs do their job.
@GetResults: @jcarlin insurance is a culprit 2 B sure, but tort reform would help lots. Est. up 2 1/3 of healthcare costs relate 2 CYA compliance.
The room even issued a challenge to one of the country's biggest insurance agencies, inviting State Farm into the discussion!
@jcarlin: fuming at state farm right now for dropping our homeowners when we never made a claim, hurricane dmg and all
@cindyoyo: Had state farm for 25 yrs, no claims. They wouldn't cover our beach house. Wouldn't cover our country house.
@sherisaid: well, state farm is really ridiculous.
@uberbabyboomer: State Farm is infamous for doing that to ppl; someone needs to stop them, but who???
@kwidrick: Is State Farm on Twitter? I'd love to see if they have anyone tracking the brand. This is a great example of a time to step in!
@cindyoyo: Ha! Let's all follow State Farm and give it a piece of our minds!
@kwidrick: We should! Hey, @StateFarmIns, here's a group of people with some tough but fair questions. Willing to take 'em?
@cindyoyo: Had state farm for 25 yrs, no claims. They wouldn't cover our beach house. Wouldn't cover our country house.
@sherisaid: well, state farm is really ridiculous.
@uberbabyboomer: State Farm is infamous for doing that to ppl; someone needs to stop them, but who???
@kwidrick: Is State Farm on Twitter? I'd love to see if they have anyone tracking the brand. This is a great example of a time to step in!
@cindyoyo: Ha! Let's all follow State Farm and give it a piece of our minds!
@kwidrick: We should! Hey, @StateFarmIns, here's a group of people with some tough but fair questions. Willing to take 'em?
So, what does the AgeOp crew think of President Obama's first 100 days in office?
@StarStrukLynna: I know it sounds really shallow, but I LOVE listening to him talk and watching him improvise. Very trustworty, entertaining, likeable
@GetResults: I give Obama 75% for broad (needed reforms and initiatives) and -25% for not going far/fast enough
@gerohelper: Obama's first 100 days have shown measured leadership, somewhat excessive spending, & reaching across the aisle
@SpectatorDad: I respect the fact that hes our Pres. I just disagree w him. Knew he would vear left, just not a 90 degree left turn
@GetResults: I give Obama 75% for broad (needed reforms and initiatives) and -25% for not going far/fast enough
@gerohelper: Obama's first 100 days have shown measured leadership, somewhat excessive spending, & reaching across the aisle
@SpectatorDad: I respect the fact that hes our Pres. I just disagree w him. Knew he would vear left, just not a 90 degree left turn
After all that heavy conversation, it was time for a break. So we talked prom! Since it's prom season for today's high schoolers, we reminisced about our own experiences:
@StarStrukLynna: I went to proms...not much fun, but pretty shiny dresses! Course that was eons ago..
@JoeTheProducer: Prom. She was in the prom court. I wasn't busy. A friend set us up. We had fun. I think she'd agree. Maybe.
@mypricelesslife: Went to prom & worried all night about falsies popping out top of my dress
@happynutrition: I didn't go to any Proms, high school etc. were not my best years...better years came after, WAY better
@kmacwill: I went to my prom - pictures were taken, but not sure where they are. My date and I had broken up - we went together to get to go.
@sherisaid: I went to my prom. all the seniors wore white. My BF dropped a crankshaft on his leg and could not go, so I went with a friend.
@GetResults: I was lucky - went to military school - uniform always fit better than rented tux - proms were a blast
@gerohelper: I went to my prom (8 years ago). Went with a guy friend. Great school sponsored photographer. Didn't go to post-prom parties. Fun.
@JoeTheProducer: Prom. She was in the prom court. I wasn't busy. A friend set us up. We had fun. I think she'd agree. Maybe.
@mypricelesslife: Went to prom & worried all night about falsies popping out top of my dress
@happynutrition: I didn't go to any Proms, high school etc. were not my best years...better years came after, WAY better
@kmacwill: I went to my prom - pictures were taken, but not sure where they are. My date and I had broken up - we went together to get to go.
@sherisaid: I went to my prom. all the seniors wore white. My BF dropped a crankshaft on his leg and could not go, so I went with a friend.
@GetResults: I was lucky - went to military school - uniform always fit better than rented tux - proms were a blast
@gerohelper: I went to my prom (8 years ago). Went with a guy friend. Great school sponsored photographer. Didn't go to post-prom parties. Fun.
So would any of us go back to high school if we could? And what would we do differently?
@StarStrukLynna: No, I would not go back to high school. Period.
@JoeTheProducer: Study.
@WilmaWoodson: not want to go back to HiSch. Today is much more fun.
@OriginalLinDA: ..NO....and ..NO.
@jcarlin: i'd never, never, ever go back to high school as a teen. if i could go back as adult to observe myself and friends, totally would
@Cheyney: no way would i go back to h.s. my definition of hell
@kmacwill: Only go back if I could keep current knowledge. Would worry less about what people thought. Reach out more. Connect.
@SpectatorDad: high school was great, loved it... But I run a school so I relive it everyday
@PatNarciso: High school was great. I'd go back
@JoeTheProducer: Study.
@WilmaWoodson: not want to go back to HiSch. Today is much more fun.
@OriginalLinDA: ..NO....and ..NO.
@jcarlin: i'd never, never, ever go back to high school as a teen. if i could go back as adult to observe myself and friends, totally would
@Cheyney: no way would i go back to h.s. my definition of hell
@kmacwill: Only go back if I could keep current knowledge. Would worry less about what people thought. Reach out more. Connect.
@SpectatorDad: high school was great, loved it... But I run a school so I relive it everyday
@PatNarciso: High school was great. I'd go back
Finally, we talked about the definitions of friendship, and how those definitions change when it comes to online relationships.
@Timberry: wow, friendship online. Not without the occasional phone call, or at least a long email now and then. Not at 140-character pace.
@PopArtDiva: Friend: Someone who doesn't value you for what you can do for them
@mypricelesslife: Some of my new Facebook friends r people I'd totally enjoy meeting in person
@GetResults: friendship happens over time, with continued connection & shared values - happens where it happens.
@gerohelper: Friendship is a common bond/connection that creates feelings of joy. By that defination, online friendships are possible.
@DocLG: TRUE FRIENDS with people you meet online? Maybe if U meet but U lose the mystery
@kmacwill: Online friendships are possible and very real! Different than IRL friends? Sure, but no less true.
@STorrico: email has made it LOTS easier to keep in touch. And No postage increases...
@debra47: Friendship for me is special connection that transcends time. Still in contact with someone I've known since 5.
@Seniors4Living: I've made some great friends online. It's gotten to where if we don't Tweet a day or so, I miss them!
@mypricelesslife: Doesn't matter where you meet...it's what happens after.
@PopArtDiva: Friend: Someone who doesn't value you for what you can do for them
@mypricelesslife: Some of my new Facebook friends r people I'd totally enjoy meeting in person
@GetResults: friendship happens over time, with continued connection & shared values - happens where it happens.
@gerohelper: Friendship is a common bond/connection that creates feelings of joy. By that defination, online friendships are possible.
@DocLG: TRUE FRIENDS with people you meet online? Maybe if U meet but U lose the mystery
@kmacwill: Online friendships are possible and very real! Different than IRL friends? Sure, but no less true.
@STorrico: email has made it LOTS easier to keep in touch. And No postage increases...
@debra47: Friendship for me is special connection that transcends time. Still in contact with someone I've known since 5.
@Seniors4Living: I've made some great friends online. It's gotten to where if we don't Tweet a day or so, I miss them!
@mypricelesslife: Doesn't matter where you meet...it's what happens after.
Missed the chat? Have something new to contribute? Feel free to leave replies and comments in this discussion, or join us every Thursday night for The Age of Opportunity chat on Twitter. Just enter this phrase "#ageop" and then follow the chat. We like Tweetchat.com -- you can log in with your Twitter name and password, then enter the ageop room and you'll be able to control the speed of the discussion and more. You can also follow by going to search.twitter.com and typing in #ageop.
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