Vanessa Doctor

The accepted medium of exchange in a certain country. In the US, for example, the currency is the dollar.

A baby boomer is a person who was born during the demographic Post-World War II baby boom between the years 1946 and 1964, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. In Europe and North America boomers are widely associated with privilege, as many grew up in a time of widespread government subsidies in post-war housing and education, and increasing affluence.[Source:http://***]

Debt investments in which an investor loans money to an entity (corporate or governmental) that borrows the funds for a defined period of time at a fixed interest rate. [Source:http://***]

A plan for saving, borrowing and spending money.

Refers to a 'financial advisor', or a professional who helps clients manage their investments and their money in general.

A 401(k) is a feature of a qualified profit-sharing plan that allows employees to contribute a portion of their wages to individual accounts.

Refers to the Financial Forecasting & Planning Innovation Conference in Boston in September 2012.

Foodservice Social Media Universe. The social media-focused conference that links the use of social media to the food and restaurant industry. The September 2012 conference took place in Chicago.

Referring to TV shows created and produced by HBO (Home Box Office), the American cable television network owned by Time Warner.

'Government of India Blocks' refers to the anti-censorship outcry of Twitter users in India in August 2012, after the government ordered social media sites to block at least 300 websites for allegedly disseminating malicous content related to tensions in Assam and Myanmar.

The hashtag #emergency2012 trended in India Twitter in August 22, 2012, with scores of users in India crying government censorship. A number of users adopted the phrase "Emergency 2012" as their avatars or blacked out their avatars entirely after the government ordered the blocking of 300 websites to control wrong information disseminating about the political tensions in Assam and Myanmar.

The eleventh astrological sign in the zodiac, characterizing people born between January 20 and February 18. Its symbol is the water bearer.

The ninth astrological sign in the zodiac, characterizing people born between November 21 and December 21. Its symbol is the archer.

The fifth astrological sign in the zodiac, for people born between July 22 and August 22. Its symbol is the lion.

The twelfth astrological sign in the zodiac, characterizing people who were born between February 19 and March 20. Its symbol is the fish.

The fourth astrological sign in the zodiac, characterizing people who were born between June 22 and July 22. Its symbol is the crab.

The second astrological sign in the zodiac, characterizing people who were born between April 19 and May 20. Its symbol is the bull.

The sixth astrological sign in the zodiac, characterizing people who were born between August 22 and September 22. Its symbol is the virgin maiden.

The eighth astrological sign in the zodiac, characterizing people who were born between October 23 and November 21. Its symbol is the scorpion, eagle or phoenix.

The first astrological sign in the zodiac, characterizing people who were born between March 20 to April 19. Its symbol is the ram.

The seventh astrological sign in the zodiac, characterizing people who were born between September 22 and October 23. Its symbol is a balancing scale.

The tenth astrological sign in the zodiac, characterizing people who were born between December 21 and January 19. Its symbol is the seagoat.

The third astrological sign in the zodiac, characterizing people who were born between May 20 to June 20. Its symbol is represented by twins.

The social networking site founded by Mark Zuckerberg in February 2004. Records at least 955 million users as of June 2012.

The online social networking service and micro-blogging site that enables users to send and read text-based messages of up to 140 characters. Twitter was founded in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey. It records over 500 million active users as of 2012.