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Linda Dono

@LindaDono

Executive editor, special content projects @aarp. Former freelance digital editor @wusa9. Also formerly @usatoday, @gannett

Joined May 2011
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This is a new YouTube channel for the Virginia-based nonprofit Connect Our Kids, youtube.com/channel/UCcl4S…. They're looking to get to the 100-subscriber mark. Learn more about why below. And thank you.

LindaDono's tweet image. This is a new YouTube channel for the Virginia-based nonprofit Connect Our Kids, youtube.com/channel/UCcl4S…. They're looking to get to the 100-subscriber mark. Learn more about why below. And thank you.

A well-intentioned post of your grandkids on Facebook or Instagram is the start of their permanent digital record, something that they ultimately can't control, aarp.org/home-family/fr… via @jqontech and @AARP (Twitter wants me to tag the people in this @GettyImages illustration)

LindaDono's tweet image. A well-intentioned post of your grandkids on Facebook or Instagram is the start of their permanent digital record, something that they ultimately can't control, aarp.org/home-family/fr… via @jqontech and @AARP (Twitter wants me to tag the people in this @GettyImages illustration)

Finally, the answer to a question I've been wondering for the past 10 years: Can I ever become fluent in a foreign language? You can if you study diligently, speak it often — and live the dream of moving where it's spoken, aarp.org/health/brain-h… via Tanya Bricking Leach, @AARP

LindaDono's tweet image. Finally, the answer to a question I've been wondering for the past 10 years: Can I ever become fluent in a foreign language? You can if you study diligently, speak it often — and live the dream of moving where it's spoken, aarp.org/health/brain-h… via Tanya Bricking Leach, @AARP

Rising veterinary bills can take a dent out of your budget. But you don't have to agree to everything your vet tells you, aarp.org/home-family/fr… via @deborahschoch and @AARP


Veterans who have faced traumas from America's wars are learning to control their PTSD through writing, songwriting and filmmaking programs such as @VeteransWriting, bit.ly/PTSDwriting via @Tim_Wendel and @AARP #mentalhealth

LindaDono's tweet image. Veterans who have faced traumas from America's wars are learning to control their PTSD through writing, songwriting and filmmaking programs such as @VeteransWriting, bit.ly/PTSDwriting via @Tim_Wendel and @AARP #mentalhealth

The anniversary of the 1929 stock market crash, which ushered in the Great Depression, is in 2 weeks. Even though the Great Crash happened 90 years ago, today's investors still have a lot to learn from those mistakes, @JohnWaggoner says, bit.ly/1929marketcrash via @AARP #stocks

LindaDono's tweet image. The anniversary of the 1929 stock market crash, which ushered in the Great Depression, is in 2 weeks. Even though the Great Crash happened 90 years ago, today's investors still have a lot to learn from those mistakes, @JohnWaggoner says, bit.ly/1929marketcrash via @AARP #stocks

Did you miss last night's Hispanic Heritage Awards at Kennedy Center? Don't worry. @PBS will broadcast it Oct. 11. Below, @EugenioDerbez holds his award for film, which @AARP helped sponsor, after the ceremony, bit.ly/HispanicAwards… via @carlosjqueiros and Jamillah Echeverria

LindaDono's tweet image. Did you miss last night's Hispanic Heritage Awards at Kennedy Center? Don't worry. @PBS will  broadcast it Oct. 11. Below, @EugenioDerbez holds his award for film, which @AARP helped sponsor, after the ceremony, bit.ly/HispanicAwards… via @carlosjqueiros and Jamillah Echeverria

If you think that SUVs are the modern-day version of the family station wagon, think again. Some turbo-charged models may look staid, but step on the gas and they're quite frisky, says @healeycars via @AARP, bit.ly/turbo-suvs

LindaDono's tweet image. If you think that SUVs are the modern-day version of the family station wagon, think again. Some turbo-charged models may look staid, but step on the gas and they're quite frisky, says @healeycars via @AARP, bit.ly/turbo-suvs

Nine states and the District of Columbia now have state-level paid family leave laws, which can be a financial lifesaver to caregivers. Not all are in effect yet. Learn more here, bit.ly/PdFamilyLeave via @AARP

LindaDono's tweet image. Nine states and the District of Columbia now have state-level paid family leave laws, which can be a financial lifesaver to caregivers. Not all are in effect yet. Learn more here, bit.ly/PdFamilyLeave via @AARP

I'll bet a lot of parents are doing a happy dance now after @RFS_Vista broadened his gift to @Morehouse College 2019 graduates. He's giving money to retire the parents' student loan debt in addition to students' debts. Here's @a_ronn's story, bit.ly/RobertFSmith, via @AARP

LindaDono's tweet image. I'll bet a lot of parents are doing a happy dance now after @RFS_Vista broadened his gift to @Morehouse College 2019 graduates. He's giving money to retire the parents' student loan debt in addition to students' debts. Here's @a_ronn's story, bit.ly/RobertFSmith, via @AARP

Need a little Tech 101? @marc_saltzman has written a nice how-to that walks you through the steps to make a FaceTime call, including substituting the newer Memojis for your face and including up to 30 of your friends and family on that same call, bit.ly/2li0Ywt via @AARP

LindaDono's tweet image. Need a little Tech 101? @marc_saltzman has written a nice how-to that walks you through the steps to make a FaceTime call, including substituting the newer Memojis for your face and including up to 30 of your friends and family on that same call, bit.ly/2li0Ywt via @AARP

Apple is expected to announce its next generation of iPhones on Tuesday, but did you know about these 10 things — actually more — that your present Apple phone can do right now? bit.ly/2Q09puN via @marc_saltzman and @AARP

LindaDono's tweet image. Apple is expected to announce its next generation of iPhones on Tuesday, but did you know about these 10 things — actually more — that your present Apple phone can do right now? bit.ly/2Q09puN via @marc_saltzman and @AARP

In a parking lot with 50 shades of gray #cars can you find your vehicle? @healeycars found 8 models for 2020 that pop, and they're probably available in gray, too, if you're into that, bit.ly/2NRttgm #newcar

LindaDono's tweet image. In a parking lot with 50 shades of gray #cars can you find your vehicle? @healeycars found 8 models for 2020 that pop, and they're probably available in gray, too, if you're into that, bit.ly/2NRttgm #newcar

The best way to protect yourself online is to use a password manager, says @marc_saltzman, bit.ly/2LsfjPA via @AARP

LindaDono's tweet image. The best way to protect yourself online is to use a password manager, says @marc_saltzman, bit.ly/2LsfjPA via @AARP

If you've decided against online banking because of the potential for account hackers, you can't inoculate yourself that easily, @marc_saltzman says, bit.ly/2LtieYz, bit.ly/2LCQ39N #fraud #scam

LindaDono's tweet image. If you've decided against online banking because of the potential for account hackers, you can't inoculate yourself that easily, @marc_saltzman says, bit.ly/2LtieYz, bit.ly/2LCQ39N #fraud #scam

If you're in the market for a new TV, smartwatch or winter wear, make out your shopping list before this weekend. New taxes on more than 4,000 Chinese imports start Sept. 1, and U.S. consumers will pay, bit.ly/2MIAv75 via @craasch and @AARP #China #tariffs

LindaDono's tweet image. If you're in the market for a new TV, smartwatch or winter wear, make out your shopping list before this weekend. New taxes on more than 4,000 Chinese imports start Sept. 1, and U.S. consumers will pay, bit.ly/2MIAv75 via @craasch and @AARP #China #tariffs

On our homefront, bit.ly/2zlH4Uw, tonight: Which is better for you: iPhone or Android? bit.ly/2zlH5b2 via @marc_saltzman and @AARP

LindaDono's tweet image. On our homefront, bit.ly/2zlH4Uw, tonight: Which is better for you: iPhone or Android? bit.ly/2zlH5b2 via @marc_saltzman and @AARP

It's hard to believe that Aretha Franklin died a year ago today. She sang especially for @AARP members in this video, bit.ly/2KKRulW #RIPAretha

LindaDono's tweet image. It's hard to believe that Aretha Franklin died a year ago today. She sang especially for @AARP members in this video, bit.ly/2KKRulW #RIPAretha

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