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Boomers are Driving a New Entrepreneurship Boom

Startup Professionals Musings

These indicate that the correct icon for an entrepreneur may now have gray hair, rather than the warm glow of youth: In every single year from 1996 to 2010, Boomers between the ages of 55 and 64 had a higher rate of entrepreneurial activity than Gen-Y, aged 20–34.

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Your Next Startup Will Likely Be Run By a Boomer

Startup Professionals Musings

In every single year from 1996 to 2010, Boomers between the ages of 55 and 64 had a higher rate of entrepreneurial activity than Gen-Y, aged 20–34. Half of the Internet users aged 50-64 use social media now, an 88 percent growth from the previous year. These trends seem likely to persist.

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The social Web in 2010: The emerging standards and technologies to watch

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There are presently many new efforts under way to refine and improve the world of social media, some of which we’ll explore here and many which are just beginning. The Social Web Challenges of 2010: A List What are the challenges with the social Web today? Dion Hinchcliffe Get Enterprise Web 2.0

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