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Generation X is Stuck in the 1980s

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

Generation X, the generation I am a part of, grew up in a world of imminent nuclear disaster and high unemployment.
The jobs we wanted were filled with the vast hordes of babyboomers: still in the workforce, protected by strict employment laws.
Generation Y, the topic of many ‘social networking’ [eyeballs, and therefore marketing-types] are entering a [...]

In the Digital Generation Gap

Monday, February 19th, 2007

If you are not a parent or teacher with children between the ages of 5-15, you might want to read something else. I know how it gets when people talk about kids.
If you are a teacher or parent, welcome to the new internet generation gap.
An article published in the New York magazine, Say Everything, details [...]

Our Brain Wiring is Evolving

Wednesday, July 19th, 2006

Talking to the great Michael Stoddart (Stod) around the proverbial water cooler, he stated that under-25's don't learn the same way as us Generation-X and cusp-Baby Boomers.
Rather than learn by rote the ins-and-outs of a "new thing", the Generation-Y's remember the tags and "where to access" the information - knowing that if they ever need [...]

World is becoming Geekified

Sunday, December 4th, 2005

According to BusinessWeek, Generation @, rather than the so-derivative Generation Y, are the true digital generation.

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