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Risky behaviour starts young on web: survey

Agence France-PresseMay 22, 2013 18:01
Australian children are accessing social media websites at an increasingly younger age, a new survey suggests, with one in five "tweens" admitting they have chatted to someone online they do not know. The report "Tweens, Teens and Technology" by online security company McAfee found that children in the tweens age category of eight to 12 were adopting technology faster than expected, with 67 percent using a social media website.

Risky behaviour starts young on web: survey

Agence France-PresseMay 22, 2013 18:00
Australian children are accessing social media websites at an increasingly younger age, a new survey suggests, with one in five "tweens" admitting they have chatted to someone online they do not know. The report "Tweens, Teens and Technology" by online security company McAfee found that children in the tweens age category of eight to 12 were adopting technology faster than expected, with 67 percent using a social media website.

Risky behaviour starts young on web: survey

Agence France-PresseMay 22, 2013 17:46
Australian children are accessing social media websites at an increasingly younger age, a new survey suggests, with one in five "tweens" admitting they have chatted to someone online they do not know. The report "Tweens, Teens and Technology" by online security company McAfee found that children in the tweens age category of eight to 12 were adopting technology faster than expected, with 67 percent using a social media website.

Risky behaviour starts young on web: survey

Agence France-PresseMay 22, 2013 17:45
Australian children are accessing social media websites at an increasingly younger age, a new survey suggests, with one in five "tweens" admitting they have chatted to someone online they do not know. The report "Tweens, Teens and Technology" by online security company McAfee found that children in the tweens age category of eight to 12 were adopting technology faster than expected, with 67 percent using a social media website.

Risky behaviour starts young on web

Agence France-PresseMay 22, 2013 05:00
Australian children are accessing social media websites at an increasingly younger age, a new survey suggests, with one in five "tweens" admitting they have chatted to someone online they do not know. The report "Tweens, Teens and Technology" by online security company McAfee found that children in the tweens age category of eight to 12 were adopting technology faster than expected, with 67 percent using a social media website.

Report finds Gen Xers lost almost half their wealth in recession, questions retirement savings

The Canadian PressMay 17, 2013 18:00
NEW YORK, N.Y. - A research report by the Pew Charitable Trusts says younger baby boomers and Generation Xers face an uncertain retirement because of reduced savings, high levels of debt, and losses during the Great Recession.

New fitness centers cater to aging baby boomers

May 13, 2013 13:45
By Dorene Internicola NEW YORK (Reuters) - Baby boomers, the generation that vowed to stay forever young, are getting older, designing senior-friendly gyms and becoming their own personal trainers. In exercise havens for the over-50 set, the cardio machines are typically low impact, the resistance training is mainly air-powered and some group fitness classes are taken sitting down. At Welcyon gyms, founded by husband-and-wife boomers Suzy and Tom Boerboom, the average age of members is 62.

Highlights from Statistics Canada's 2011 National Household Survey

The Canadian PressMay 8, 2013 09:40
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada released the first tranche of results Wednesday from the 2011 voluntary National Household Survey, which replaced the cancelled mandatory long-form census. Some highlights: — Canada was home to an estimated 6,775,800 immigrants in 2011, comprising 20.6 per cent of the population — more than ever before and the highest proportion of all G8 countries. — Canada's aboriginal population grew by 20.1 per cent — 232,385 people — between 2006 and 2011, compared with 5.2 per cent for non-aboriginal people.

Organizations poorly prepared to usher in new generation of leaders: study

The Canadian PressMay 8, 2013 09:34
TORONTO - A new study says most organizations are poorly prepared to usher in a new generation of leaders as the silver tsunami of baby boomers heads for retirement. About 41 per cent of the 100 global executives surveyed by Odgers Berndtson said their organizations are ready for the cultural changes that will take place as current leaders are replaced by employees from Generation X and Y.

Baby boomers'economic participation hits record

April 11, 2013 05:17
The rate of economic participation among baby boomers is currently 73.8 percent, the highest since 2000, data showed Tuesday.However, the data released by Statistics Korea raises concern that the percentage of the country’s economically active population will drop sharply when the baby boomers, born between 1955 and 1963, reach the retirement age of 60.The economic participation rate refers to the ratio of both employed and unemployed who can work and produce output among people aged 15 and older.Korea’s baby boombers constitute the bulk of the population in their 50s.
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