Former US Senator Bill Bradley Listens to Aging Boomers in Online Column
Posted on December 3, 1997
ThirdAge.com, an online community
for active older adults, announced the debut of "Bill Bradley
Listening,"
"We haven't yet begun to effectively tap the most valuable resource
we have - people," said former United States Senator and now Third
Age contributor Bill Bradley. "One way to begin to do this is by
listening to the stories of people across the country - particularly
Third Agers. These individuals, like myself, are in the midst of a
life-defining transition into the latter part of life. It's a time
where seeking meaning in things outside of the material is
particularly important. My hope is that by utilizing the Internet to
share some of my stories and ideas I might begin a series of
discussions on the issues facing Americans at this important time in
their lives."
According to the U.S. Bureau of the Census, there are nearly 70
million people 50 years of age and older in the U.S. today. With Baby
Boomers turning 50 at the rate of nearly one every seven seconds,
this the fastest growing segment of the population. Internet use by
this group is also large and growing quickly. According to a March,
1997 Nielsen/CommerceNet report, the number of Internet users in
North America has doubled to 50.6 million during the last year, with
7.6 million (15%) of these aged 50 and older.
The text of the column will also be syndicated through the Third Age
News Service. Third Age News Service, based in Washington, DC is the
largest news service producing news and features for and about active
older adults. More than 200 newspapers across the country subscribe
to the service.