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Margaret Manning's video interview with John Tarnow on digital tools to use for networking and starting businesses. (17 minutes) shocked at # of people who do not have photos on social media profile including LinkedIn "Transparency is new privacy" "Linkedin is great tool for our generation, Facebook more social, need to fill in LinkedIn profiles to give employers/clients sense of compatibility, affinities" It is also connecting to people they know. How important is blogging? A-It's a process to find what your point of view is. Part of reinvention process is figuring out what we have to say, that others can learn from. Manning did a list of 60 things for younger women to know Being of service to community is key. Subscribe to news feeds, Google alerts on handful of topics that relate to this interest. Go to website, comment, engage with other people to develop your voice, your brand. Purpose of networking--to have fun, to link up with others, looking to start a business--great opportunities on Linkedin, search tools. Act locally, think globally. Define product and market--same old skills we have used forever. only difference today is scale. Twitter is way of getting message out, supporting brand. Outward platform. Social mindset is needed for starting businesses. Live in a sharing economy--software, business development, etc.

How the American Society on Aging handles its job board with single job postings for 30 or 60 days ($119/269 and $199/$379 respectively for members/nonmembers), network postings (includes 6 aging organizations in addition to ASA) for 30 or 60 days ($369/$519 for members/nonmembers for 30 days), single resume posting  ($25/$35), and banner ads (for employer brands on most popular pages visited by job seekers inside the job board)

video of Margaret Manning interviewing Nancy Collamer on women over 60 earning income. 1--multiple streams of expert income 2--service businesses 3--passion/hobby driven Senior move managers. Meet a market need. Bartering services--accounting for something else. Mylifestylecareer.com is Collamer's website.

interesting topic for women contemplating changes in their lives

Job board center for nonprofits to list their job and board positions. $100 for full time jobs, $50 for part-time jobs and boards of director positions for 60 days.

Job board center for nonprofits to list their job and board positions. $100 for full time jobs, $50 for part-time jobs and boards of director positions for 60 days.

three excellent short videos on long-term unemployment's effect on age 60+ workers, what unemployed older workers need to do to keep going and seeking opportunity, and a video interviewing Marci Alboher on Encore careers. On the AARP TV channel. "Take a test drive to explore options." Shadow someone, volunteer, do a pro bono consulting piece...

article by Sara McCord for The Muse, August 25, 2015 on updating your resume in less than 60 minutes

Lydia Dishman, Fast Company, April 16, 2015 on business ecosystems, Deloitte Consulting uses term "ecosystems" and has new report--Business Ecosystems Come of Age. Intuit report on contingent workers is cited. Two points: temporary work through freelance platforms like Odesk and marketing and product development (projects) through creative crowdsourcing platforms like Tongal or Quirky.

Challenges of finding work post-retirement, Glenn Ruffenach, Market Watch, Next Avenue, June 9, 2015.