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FH Boom Daily Digest – June 10, 2010

Posted: 10 Jun 2010 05:08 AM PDT

Top News From Today's "Boomiverse"

Census: Multiracial US becoming even more diverse
Hope Yen
Associated Press
June 10, 2010

Overview: "The nation's minority population is steadily rising and now makes up 35 percent of the United States, advancing an unmistakable trend that could make minorities the new American majority by midcentury. As white baby boomers age past their childbearing years, younger Hispanic parents are having children -- and driving U.S. population growth."
http://tinyurl.com/2efwq47

Social networking popular among boomers – report
Patricia Reaney
Reuters
June 10, 2010

Overview: "More than 25 percent of Americans 50 years and older stay connected using sites such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter, according to new research."
http://tinyurl.com/25setd9

Sunny Delight aims at baby boomers with Elations drink
Laura Baverman
Cincinnati Inquirer
June 9, 2010

Overview: "But it's the other ingredients that are blowing sales off the shelves - liquid supplements that help baby boomers build healthier joints and avoid certain aches and pains.
Annual sales of the beverage maker's Elations have jumped to $75 million from just $12 million in 2008. By the end of 2010, Elations could make up 10 percent of the Blue Ash company's annual revenue."
http://tinyurl.com/2fvq2yn

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