Technology

There are many online sources for Social Security information, but you need to make sure you’re getting the right information. By using www.ssa.gov, you know that what you’re reading and watching is approved by Social Security experts and specifically created for you. Here are three resources where you can find valuable information about your Social Security benefits. ...

Did you know that Facebook users who share the most fake news are over age 65?

That’s likely because Boomers need to learn how to discern fact from fiction better. Just because it’s on your friend’s ‘news’ feed doesn’t make it true!

Don’t be duped. Learn how to spot fakes from facts, using the techniques trusted by fact-checkers around the world.

An organization called MediaWise offers courses tailor-made for people over age 65. Their mission is to empower people of all ages to be more critical consumers of content online. They teach people key digital literacy skills to spot misinformation and disinformation so online users can make decisions based on facts, not fiction.

This is just one of a growing number of educational tools aiming to help older Americans identify and reject misinformation, including:

• Fact Tracker interactive videos from AARP
• The News Literacy Project
• Checkology

Paula Span, a New York Times journalist who writes The New Old Age column, covers this and more in a new story worth reading.

Source: Next Avenue
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Change happens. We get it. The most convenient way to change your direct deposit information with us is by creating a my Social Security account online at www.ssa.gov/myaccount. Once you create your account, you can update your bank information without leaving the comfort of your home.  ...

Videoconferencing has become an increasingly common way to bridge social distancing. If different videoconference services deliver the same utility, users seem to encounter similar kinds of issues: lousy audio and video. From my experience helping people, the trifecta of: they can't hear me, they can't see me, I can't hear them tops my list. ...

They talk about Millennial kids, awkward incidents with naked bananas and torn stockings. The greater Akron-based podcasting team and sisters Jean Mader and Laura Bettinger Spelich have hit a sweet spot, podcast-wise, with their friendly, freewheeling, pleasantly rambling “OK Boomer” podcast.  ...

Our  September/October issue — our Fifth Anniversary edition and our biggest ever — is now available for online reading and will be on newsstands this week (Marc's, Giant Eagle, Discount Drug Mart, Dave's Markets and 600+ other locations). Don't miss it! Inside, we'll introduce you to our interesting and inspiring Boomer Impact Award winners who've shown us how to age successfully and robustly in Northeast Ohio. And that's just the beginning. Enjoy our Fifth Anniversary edition and thank you for giving us so much to celebrate as we embrace Better Living After 50. ...

Did you know you can see your work history online all the way back to your first job? Your earnings history is a record of your progress toward your Social Security benefits. Social Security keeps track of your earnings so they can pay you the benefits you’ve earned over your lifetime. This is why reviewing your Social Security earnings record is so important.  ...

The new Retirement Benefits portal is just the first of several steps the Social Security Administration is taking to improve your experience on the website. Visit the new retirement benefits portal to Learn, Apply, and Manage your retirement benefits and subscribe to receive retirement information and updates.  ...