Social Media

Fashion blogger Dorrie Jacobson has never been conventional. A former Playboy Bunny, fashion model and “Miss Polaroid,” she’s always been one to dress in order to “turn heads,” as she likes to describe her style. So in 2014, when she started her fashion blog, Senior Style Bible, there was no…

Having a wise and loving grandma is a gift: having a wise and loving grandma who, at age 100, loves to share her wisdom with strangers across the country is a gift too good not to share. Mike Matthews, an adjunct professor in social media at New York University, realized his…

It’s not uncommon for an adult child to be the caregiver for an aging parent. Perhaps it’s a little less common when that caregiver is a son. But perhaps most unusual of all is the son’s decision to document the time he spends with his mother, as her world collapses…

If you have the chance to see photos from your grandson’s latest travel adventure, or can wish an old friend birthday wishes with the click of a button, who wouldn’t want to take advantage of that? If recent research is correct, it does seem like senior users of Facebook are enjoying…

It’s official: Seniors have now entered the technology era, at least according to the Pew Research Center. The number of people over 50 who use mobile devices to get their news has risen dramatically. In particular, more than 2/3 of people 65+ now get news on a mobile device, which…

Friendships often begin and endure because of common interests and experiences. But does it matter if your friends are all the same age as you? Can you be friends and enjoy the companionship of someone much younger or much older? Increasingly, intergenerational friendships (or “age-gap” friendships, as British writer Marianne…