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Baby Boomer Social Network TeeBeeDee Closes

PAID CONTENT -- June 30 -- In a note to members, founder Robin Wolaner said that the company had lacked the resources to continue developing the site: “Our business opportunity proved disappointing.” The site had raised more than $9m. TBD.com had only 70,000 unique visitors last month. FULL ARTICLE @ REUTERS

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Social Networking For The Older Crowd

NEBRASKA.TV -- Apr 24 -- While youth-oriented online social networks like MySpace and Facebook get most of the media spotlight, a growing number of social networks aim at a more seasoned demographic. Sites like TeeBeeDee, Eons, and Boomster.com cater more to the baby-boomer crowd. There are more Web users ages 55 and older (38 million) than there are between the ages of 18 and 34 (33 million), according to research firm Nielsen Online. Given those statistics, industry executives say it's no surprise that online communities are springing up to serve an older, yet Web-savvy, crowd. FULL ARTICLE @ NEBRASKA.TV

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Top 4 Ways to Meet New People 40+

PR WEB -- Oct 5 -- TeeBeeDee, a social network for adults 40+ who believe life is still to be determined, offers the results of the latest TeeBeeDee Weekly Boomer Poll. Members were asked: What's the best way to meet people when you're over 40? Hundreds of members responded with the following results:

32 % Friends' dinner parties
30 % Online Dating Sites
30 % Networking events
9 % happy hour
FULL ARTICLE @ PR WEB

Mark Brooks: TBD is for those 40+. Gather.com is for those 30+. We have an interview with the CEO of Gather.com going live on SNW soon.

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Eons Is To TeeBeeDee As MySpace Is To Facebook

YAHOO! TECH -- Sep 24 -- Just like MySpace and Facebook (who have captured two different audiences with Facebook getting the more educated of the two), Eons and TeeBeeDee have attracted two different baby boomer followings. Eons is the more practical and prim one of the two, whereas TeeBeeDee smacks of a more leisured, hipper, and privileged class. FULL ARTICLE @ YAHOO! TECH

TeeBeeDee: For Baby Boomers

5WTVH -- Sep 17 -- TeeBeeDee ("to be determined") is a new community for active baby boomers. The site allows those in mid-life to exchange information, learn from each other; and connect to like-minded people. It offers unique features like career reinvention tools, "Real Life Scripts", "Boot Camps", and "Online Dating Makeovers". FULL ARTICLE @ 5WTVH

Mark Brooks: Gather.com is an SNS that also targets baby boomers.

This post also appears on OnlinePersonalsWatch.