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#AgeOp Chat May 21, 2009
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 May 21, 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:
With a nice mix of regular faces and first-time #AgeOp'ers, we jumped right in! Memorial Day is just a few days away -- so we asked, what's your definition of a hero?
That led us to wonder how the #AgeOp participants would be marking the holiday!
So have our #AgeOp'ers done anything they consider heroic?
After 15 minutes, we moved on to topic #2: Michael Vick's release from prison. Does the convicted animal abuser and NFL star quarterback deserve a second chance?
From one current events story to another -- This headline by @rstrohmeyer got a lot of buzz today: "Are Baby Boomers Killing Facebook and Twitter?" Reactions? (Read the article here: http://cli.gs/VrprUG)
To wrap it up, we asked -- in light of a new study that says opposites really do attract -- what makes a good mate?
And a good night got better with compliments like this:
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 May 21, 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:
With a nice mix of regular faces and first-time #AgeOp'ers, we jumped right in! Memorial Day is just a few days away -- so we asked, what's your definition of a hero?
@Karenzee: Someone who does the right thing even if it's not easy or popular.
@BillShafer: A hero is someone who selflessly helps others at their own expense.
@gerohelper: Someone who selflessly serves others, doesn't have to make national news. Just helps others w/o thinking selfishly.
@cindyoyo: A hero is someone that does for others.
@JoeTheProducer: Definition of a hero? I learned last week we all have one in us. Matter of answering the call when that time comes. Hero's Journe
@debra47: My definition of a hero is an individual who doesn't back down even if his views aren't popular;person has serious convictions.
@DocLG: As a Quaker and daughter of a wounded Marine I have split feelings about Memorial Day. My dad is a hero for me...no doubt!
@phyllismufson: Someone who feels a call to do what's needed to take a person/situation to the next level - and acts.
@MisterQwerty: A hero really is someone with the humilty of CLark Kent, but makes the impression like Superman
@DLindberg49: A hero is someone who does for others without thought for their selves and wants not recognition for it.
@ShaynePacker: My definition of a hero? Unfortunately, some people dilute the word hero to mean "popular athletic champion"... My definition of a hero is someone who goes beyond what is expected by risking and sacrificing for the good of others.
@BillShafer: A hero is someone who selflessly helps others at their own expense.
@gerohelper: Someone who selflessly serves others, doesn't have to make national news. Just helps others w/o thinking selfishly.
@cindyoyo: A hero is someone that does for others.
@JoeTheProducer: Definition of a hero? I learned last week we all have one in us. Matter of answering the call when that time comes. Hero's Journe
@debra47: My definition of a hero is an individual who doesn't back down even if his views aren't popular;person has serious convictions.
@DocLG: As a Quaker and daughter of a wounded Marine I have split feelings about Memorial Day. My dad is a hero for me...no doubt!
@phyllismufson: Someone who feels a call to do what's needed to take a person/situation to the next level - and acts.
@MisterQwerty: A hero really is someone with the humilty of CLark Kent, but makes the impression like Superman
@DLindberg49: A hero is someone who does for others without thought for their selves and wants not recognition for it.
@ShaynePacker: My definition of a hero? Unfortunately, some people dilute the word hero to mean "popular athletic champion"... My definition of a hero is someone who goes beyond what is expected by risking and sacrificing for the good of others.
That led us to wonder how the #AgeOp participants would be marking the holiday!
@katriord: I grew up decorating graves on Memorial Day. We called it "Decoration Day" and had family reunions, picnics.
@kwidrick: I will be thinking about the men and women involved in current battles, and those who have lost their lives
@gerohelper: I will be working the holiday. In the healthcare field, someone always needs to work the holidays. I've always seemed to work them.
@khaffert: I will be spending the weekend making sure my kids understand why they are off on Monday.
@rowdygrandma: It's sappy, but I am a "Saving Private Ryan" kind of gal so I will probably be watching a few war films.
@kwidrick: I will be thinking about the men and women involved in current battles, and those who have lost their lives
@gerohelper: I will be working the holiday. In the healthcare field, someone always needs to work the holidays. I've always seemed to work them.
@khaffert: I will be spending the weekend making sure my kids understand why they are off on Monday.
@rowdygrandma: It's sappy, but I am a "Saving Private Ryan" kind of gal so I will probably be watching a few war films.
So have our #AgeOp'ers done anything they consider heroic?
@JoeTheProducer: Have I done anything you feel is heroic? If I told you about it... it wouldn't be anymore.
@WilmaWoodson: I think that true heros do not view themselves as heros.
@Karenzee: I think heroic deeds are usually in the eye of the beholder, not the doer.
@cindyoyo: I hope someone looks back on his life and considers me a hero. That would be a super great legacy, No?
@WilmaWoodson: I think that true heros do not view themselves as heros.
@Karenzee: I think heroic deeds are usually in the eye of the beholder, not the doer.
@cindyoyo: I hope someone looks back on his life and considers me a hero. That would be a super great legacy, No?
After 15 minutes, we moved on to topic #2: Michael Vick's release from prison. Does the convicted animal abuser and NFL star quarterback deserve a second chance?
@OriginalLinDA: Thay need to put him in to a cage and drop him off in a foren country.
@DLindberg49: Michael Vick - I guess everyone deserves ONE second chance, but after gaining acceptance over long period of time
@DocLG: Sure...don't we all skrew up?
@cindyoyo: My dog,Sam, very recently rescued, was used as bait dog. He is doing okay. Yes,Vick deserves another chance.
@PatNarciso: Vick - yah, let the man have a second chance. I'm sure he can positively influence the world
@GetResults: once a sentence is served, the debt to society is considered paid. Second chance time.
@Karenzee: I think he deserves a second chance. Hopefully this has been a lesson for him.
@BillShafer: I think Vick will be under the microscope and will have to slowly earn back public trust.
@marcmiddleton: I don't like Vick at all but he paid his debt to society. That's the law. If we don't like it, we should change it.
@gerohelper: Animal abuse is not forgivable in my book. The sentences in this country for animal abuse don't fit the crime. Vick is ruined to me.
@khaffert: second chance at being a citizen, sure. NFL tough one to call. I think 10% of his salary should go to animal shelters.
@DLindberg49: Michael Vick - I guess everyone deserves ONE second chance, but after gaining acceptance over long period of time
@DocLG: Sure...don't we all skrew up?
@cindyoyo: My dog,Sam, very recently rescued, was used as bait dog. He is doing okay. Yes,Vick deserves another chance.
@PatNarciso: Vick - yah, let the man have a second chance. I'm sure he can positively influence the world
@GetResults: once a sentence is served, the debt to society is considered paid. Second chance time.
@Karenzee: I think he deserves a second chance. Hopefully this has been a lesson for him.
@BillShafer: I think Vick will be under the microscope and will have to slowly earn back public trust.
@marcmiddleton: I don't like Vick at all but he paid his debt to society. That's the law. If we don't like it, we should change it.
@gerohelper: Animal abuse is not forgivable in my book. The sentences in this country for animal abuse don't fit the crime. Vick is ruined to me.
@khaffert: second chance at being a citizen, sure. NFL tough one to call. I think 10% of his salary should go to animal shelters.
From one current events story to another -- This headline by @rstrohmeyer got a lot of buzz today: "Are Baby Boomers Killing Facebook and Twitter?" Reactions? (Read the article here: http://cli.gs/VrprUG)
@GetResults: saw that piece. We're just making them better. Creating the larger community is good for all.
@theheroworkshop: Twitter has been baby boomers from the start - the average age is in the 40s. Facebook may get killed by them though
@gerohelper: Baby Boomers are ENLIGHTENING Facebook and Twitter. You are teaching my generation (18-just outta college) so much.
@cindyoyo: We created the internet! How can that be bad?
@MisterQwerty: Are boomers killing the net? No we invented it and much of the early exploration and content!
@Baby Boomers are lending wisdom & vision to Facebook & Twitter. A mixture of generations & ideas is good for everyone
@Karenzee: Is it our fault if the younger generation is coming up with some great ideas and we're jumping in?
@PatNarciso: I'd like to think that Facebook and Twitter considered Boomers when developing their product. It must scale! Or it will fail.
@phyllismufson: How can that be? Generations are free to play in their own neighborhoods if that's what they want.
@MisterQwerty: It's a bit like me and my son arguing about Rock music. He thinks he discovered it, but I discovered it first.
@debra47: Overall reaction is that social networks aren't owned by any particular age group.
@CottonCandyKid: I use facebook to keep in contact with my high school classmates and we have lots of fun on there.
@MarcMiddleton: Baby Boomers are figuring out powerful, meaningful ways to use social media. i.e. AGEOP!! SM is a tool. We all use it differently.
@Seniors4Living: The whole "killing" verbiage bugged me. Contributions across age groups make things richer...
@khaffert: The article makes baby boomers sound like locust. Traveling in packs and descending on FB and Twitter
@SusanBaumann: I figure I taught my kids how to use computers; they can tolerate me friending them.
@WayneHurlbert: Thanks to blogs, Twitter, Facebook, BogTalkRadio I have multiplied my contacts many times over. Social media is powerful
@theheroworkshop: Twitter has been baby boomers from the start - the average age is in the 40s. Facebook may get killed by them though
@gerohelper: Baby Boomers are ENLIGHTENING Facebook and Twitter. You are teaching my generation (18-just outta college) so much.
@cindyoyo: We created the internet! How can that be bad?
@MisterQwerty: Are boomers killing the net? No we invented it and much of the early exploration and content!
@Baby Boomers are lending wisdom & vision to Facebook & Twitter. A mixture of generations & ideas is good for everyone
@Karenzee: Is it our fault if the younger generation is coming up with some great ideas and we're jumping in?
@PatNarciso: I'd like to think that Facebook and Twitter considered Boomers when developing their product. It must scale! Or it will fail.
@phyllismufson: How can that be? Generations are free to play in their own neighborhoods if that's what they want.
@MisterQwerty: It's a bit like me and my son arguing about Rock music. He thinks he discovered it, but I discovered it first.
@debra47: Overall reaction is that social networks aren't owned by any particular age group.
@CottonCandyKid: I use facebook to keep in contact with my high school classmates and we have lots of fun on there.
@MarcMiddleton: Baby Boomers are figuring out powerful, meaningful ways to use social media. i.e. AGEOP!! SM is a tool. We all use it differently.
@Seniors4Living: The whole "killing" verbiage bugged me. Contributions across age groups make things richer...
@khaffert: The article makes baby boomers sound like locust. Traveling in packs and descending on FB and Twitter
@SusanBaumann: I figure I taught my kids how to use computers; they can tolerate me friending them.
@WayneHurlbert: Thanks to blogs, Twitter, Facebook, BogTalkRadio I have multiplied my contacts many times over. Social media is powerful
To wrap it up, we asked -- in light of a new study that says opposites really do attract -- what makes a good mate?
@MisterQwerty: Don't agree. My 1st wife became too opposite eventually - and we parted after 20 yrs. I feel this is common too.
@MarcMiddleton: We are all on a singular journey that is made better by a significant other. A good mate is one who supports your journey.
@Karenzee: Opposites may attract but not necessarily work long term.
@CottonCandyKid: My husband and I are really opposites. But that is good. We'llbe married 43 years in June.
@cindyoyo: My mate must have a good sense of humor about life! 33 years and counting! Woohoo!
@debra47: Opposites attract when young but once past certain age it could be problem. One needs mate that has common passions.
@katriord: A good mate technically is one who complements your strengths and weaknesses, completes to make total package.
@gerohelper: Good Mate: empathetic, loving, equal partner, cuddly, smile starts on the inside & radiates out, sense of humor
@Seniors4Living: The key is not so much "opposite" as it is "complementary" to your highs and lows
@MarcMiddleton: We are all on a singular journey that is made better by a significant other. A good mate is one who supports your journey.
@Karenzee: Opposites may attract but not necessarily work long term.
@CottonCandyKid: My husband and I are really opposites. But that is good. We'llbe married 43 years in June.
@cindyoyo: My mate must have a good sense of humor about life! 33 years and counting! Woohoo!
@debra47: Opposites attract when young but once past certain age it could be problem. One needs mate that has common passions.
@katriord: A good mate technically is one who complements your strengths and weaknesses, completes to make total package.
@gerohelper: Good Mate: empathetic, loving, equal partner, cuddly, smile starts on the inside & radiates out, sense of humor
@Seniors4Living: The key is not so much "opposite" as it is "complementary" to your highs and lows
And a good night got better with compliments like this:
@drkisane: I only made it to #ageop for the last few minutes and I still feel totally invigorated - such wonderful ppl - such fun!
@cindyoyo The #ageop chat goes by so fast that it's not easy to catch everyone. As always interesting topics.
@GetResults: @ageopportunity what a good host. It's like it used to be in politics, hard to get out the door
@cindyoyo The #ageop chat goes by so fast that it's not easy to catch everyone. As always interesting topics.
@GetResults: @ageopportunity what a good host. It's like it used to be in politics, hard to get out the door
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.