Comments on: The skill that makes Generation Y better than us http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/10/the-skill-that-makes-generation-y-better-than-us/ Jeremiah Owyang discusses how web tools and social media enable companies to connect with customers Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:05:25 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: terra http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/10/the-skill-that-makes-generation-y-better-than-us/comment-page-1/#comment-1145003 terra Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:47:48 +0000 http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/10/the-skill-that-makes-generation-y-better-than-us/#comment-1145003 Being a Gen-Y-er myself, I can say that this is completely true. Since my early teenage years, the internet has been a prominent part of my life. I couldn't imagine life without it. We have information available to us not only by laptop or computer; but through PDA's, Ipods, and now of course the iPhone. We are basically slaves to media and hype-driven technology.. but I wouldn't have it any other way. Being a Gen-Y-er myself, I can say that this is completely true. Since my early teenage years, the internet has been a prominent part of my life. I couldn't imagine life without it. We have information available to us not only by laptop or computer; but through PDA's, Ipods, and now of course the iPhone. We are basically slaves to media and hype-driven technology.. but I wouldn't have it any other way.

]]> By: Facebook apps « Just Another Digerati Wannabe http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/10/the-skill-that-makes-generation-y-better-than-us/comment-page-1/#comment-48843 Facebook apps « Just Another Digerati Wannabe Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:04:26 +0000 http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/10/the-skill-that-makes-generation-y-better-than-us/#comment-48843 [...] I still think that way but at the same time I’m also a little more tolerant of Facebook’s shortcomings in the UI area. Facebook was designed for the student population and well…Facebook as it is today is the outcome of usability testing based on the preferences and tolerance of its original user base. And now generation X’ers and some Baby Boomers are using it and trying to figure it out. Age has nothing to do with it, but maybe generational experiences do. Facebook’s original user base grew up with the Internet and all its applications thrived on figuring things out (Jeremiah Owyang posted about Generation Y’s ability to learn) so just my personal theory, they are more tolerant of applications that aren’t necessarily user friendly. Heck I’ll even take that further and say they’d probably even prefer sites that aren’t user friendly to make it even more difficult for their parents to snoop around their online activities but that’s just a personal theory. On the other hand the previous generations learned social networking via LinkedIn (not to say it doesn’t have its irks). So I guess when you consider where the comments (Facebook is the best) or complaints (I can’t figure out the UI) are coming from, they make a little more sense. [...]

[...] I still think that way but at the same time I’m also a little more tolerant of Facebook’s shortcomings in the UI area. Facebook was designed for the student population and well…Facebook as it is today is the outcome of usability testing based on the preferences and tolerance of its original user base. And now generation X’ers and some Baby Boomers are using it and trying to figure it out. Age has nothing to do with it, but maybe generational experiences do. Facebook’s original user base grew up with the Internet and all its applications thrived on figuring things out (Jeremiah Owyang posted about Generation Y’s ability to learn) so just my personal theory, they are more tolerant of applications that aren’t necessarily user friendly. Heck I’ll even take that further and say they’d probably even prefer sites that aren’t user friendly to make it even more difficult for their parents to snoop around their online activities but that’s just a personal theory. On the other hand the previous generations learned social networking via LinkedIn (not to say it doesn’t have its irks). So I guess when you consider where the comments (Facebook is the best) or complaints (I can’t figure out the UI) are coming from, they make a little more sense. [...]

]]> By: jason http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/10/the-skill-that-makes-generation-y-better-than-us/comment-page-1/#comment-42652 jason Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:27:17 +0000 http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/10/the-skill-that-makes-generation-y-better-than-us/#comment-42652 BTW - as a point of disclosure, while technically I happen to be generation Y (1978), I consider myself a go-between because of the things that I was not a part of growing up. No cell phone until college, no computer until high school, actually used a typewriter for papers, etc. BTW – as a point of disclosure, while technically I happen to be generation Y (1978), I consider myself a go-between because of the things that I was not a part of growing up. No cell phone until college, no computer until high school, actually used a typewriter for papers, etc.

]]> By: jason http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/10/the-skill-that-makes-generation-y-better-than-us/comment-page-1/#comment-42651 jason Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:24:03 +0000 http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/10/the-skill-that-makes-generation-y-better-than-us/#comment-42651 Again, I mostly agree. The part of the whole process that still needs to evolve is certainly the ability to obtain (mostly) reliable information and discern that from either propaganda or false information. Certainly in the past with a limited amount of publications that everyone would sift through the scrutiny would be such that falsified or misleading info could be identified by many (I'm just thinking personally about academia at the moment). But the advent of so many new sources for information, it continues to be harder to sift and discern. On the whole the shift has been drastically advantageous for everyone. Again, I mostly agree. The part of the whole process that still needs to evolve is certainly the ability to obtain (mostly) reliable information and discern that from either propaganda or false information. Certainly in the past with a limited amount of publications that everyone would sift through the scrutiny would be such that falsified or misleading info could be identified by many (I’m just thinking personally about academia at the moment). But the advent of so many new sources for information, it continues to be harder to sift and discern.

On the whole the shift has been drastically advantageous for everyone.

]]> By: jeremiah_owyang http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/10/the-skill-that-makes-generation-y-better-than-us/comment-page-1/#comment-42527 jeremiah_owyang Tue, 12 Jun 2007 09:35:36 +0000 http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/10/the-skill-that-makes-generation-y-better-than-us/#comment-42527 eerr I meant Jason up above. I seer you point, the blind leading the blind? The key point is they are able to self teach themselves and will do so, whether it's from their peers or the internet. If one believes in collective intelligence from the web, than this can be a good thing. Personally, I've learned so much from my network by using social media tools, the information I'm digesting (real time info about tech and business) would never be in the library when I was in high school. eerr I meant Jason up above.

I seer you point, the blind leading the blind? The key point is they are able to self teach themselves and will do so, whether it’s from their peers or the internet.

If one believes in collective intelligence from the web, than this can be a good thing.

Personally, I’ve learned so much from my network by using social media tools, the information I’m digesting (real time info about tech and business) would never be in the library when I was in high school.

]]> By: jeremiah_owyang http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/10/the-skill-that-makes-generation-y-better-than-us/comment-page-1/#comment-42521 jeremiah_owyang Tue, 12 Jun 2007 09:03:52 +0000 http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/10/the-skill-that-makes-generation-y-better-than-us/#comment-42521 Lisa You used a typewriter? I did, but just in elementary school. Something tells me we're about the same age, we're both on the cusp I dont know your age, but there are some definitions here: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=vjM&defl=en&q=define:Generation+X&sa=X&oi=glossary_definition&ct=title Lisa

You used a typewriter? I did, but just in elementary school. Something tells me we’re about the same age, we’re both on the cusp

I dont know your age, but there are some definitions here:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=vjM&defl=en&q=define:Generation+X&sa=X&oi=glossary_definition&ct=title

]]> By: Lisa http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/10/the-skill-that-makes-generation-y-better-than-us/comment-page-1/#comment-42449 Lisa Tue, 12 Jun 2007 05:30:53 +0000 http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/10/the-skill-that-makes-generation-y-better-than-us/#comment-42449 I'm not really sure where I belong (X or Y, it's debatable which generation my birth year falls under). But it's great to be part of both generations. I had a portable typewriter in high school to type my papers, which I researched in the library. I even know how to navigate my way through the Dewey Decimal System. Now we have a bunch of online resources that I can access from my couch at home. Having done done it the conventional way gives me so much more appreciation for things like my laptop and the Internet. And speaking of the Internet, I used to think telnet was sooo cool because it let me send email. And it let me view the library catalog too! Now we have Google, instant messaging. SMS (oh and I had one of those cell phones the size of a shoe box)...Oh. And blogs! I was a Journalism major nobody ever told me back then that I would have to learn html and css and blog. Luckily I'm able to learn stuff pretty fast. I'm part Generation Y. :-) I’m not really sure where I belong (X or Y, it’s debatable which generation my birth year falls under). But it’s great to be part of both generations.

I had a portable typewriter in high school to type my papers, which I researched in the library. I even know how to navigate my way through the Dewey Decimal System. Now we have a bunch of online resources that I can access from my couch at home. Having done done it the conventional way gives me so much more appreciation for things like my laptop and the Internet.

And speaking of the Internet, I used to think telnet was sooo cool because it let me send email. And it let me view the library catalog too!

Now we have Google, instant messaging. SMS (oh and I had one of those cell phones the size of a shoe box)…Oh. And blogs! I was a Journalism major nobody ever told me back then that I would have to learn html and css and blog.

Luckily I’m able to learn stuff pretty fast. I’m part Generation Y.

:-)

]]> By: terra http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/10/the-skill-that-makes-generation-y-better-than-us/comment-page-1/#comment-42390 terra Tue, 12 Jun 2007 02:16:22 +0000 http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/10/the-skill-that-makes-generation-y-better-than-us/#comment-42390 Being a Gen-Y-er myself, I can say that this is completely true. Since my early teenage years, the internet has been a prominent part of my life. I couldn't imagine life without it. We have information available to us not only by laptop or computer; but through PDA's, Ipods, and now of course the iPhone. We are basically slaves to media and hype-driven technology.. but I wouldn't have it any other way. Being a Gen-Y-er myself, I can say that this is completely true. Since my early teenage years, the internet has been a prominent part of my life. I couldn’t imagine life without it. We have information available to us not only by laptop or computer; but through PDA’s, Ipods, and now of course the iPhone. We are basically slaves to media and hype-driven technology.. but I wouldn’t have it any other way.

]]> By: jeremiah_owyang http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/10/the-skill-that-makes-generation-y-better-than-us/comment-page-1/#comment-42317 jeremiah_owyang Mon, 11 Jun 2007 22:09:46 +0000 http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/10/the-skill-that-makes-generation-y-better-than-us/#comment-42317 Thanks John, good insight Thanks John, good insight

]]> By: jason http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/10/the-skill-that-makes-generation-y-better-than-us/comment-page-1/#comment-42300 jason Mon, 11 Jun 2007 21:42:41 +0000 http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/10/the-skill-that-makes-generation-y-better-than-us/#comment-42300 <i>It’s not hard for them, if they can’t find it using search tools or media tools, they can ask their peers and networks using online tools.</i> There is a definite downside to this mode of learning/problem solving that I continue to observe with the newer college aged students that I hire, in that they defer far to quickly to their peers and such to find answers rather than putting in a bit more time and research into coming up with a potential answer on their own. I also don't necessarily disagree with your accessment of searching and sorting data from one generation (say, mid-X and previous) to Gen-Y. You either have to adapt and learn, or you fall behind even more quickly. It’s not hard for them, if they can’t find it using search tools or media tools, they can ask their peers and networks using online tools.

There is a definite downside to this mode of learning/problem solving that I continue to observe with the newer college aged students that I hire, in that they defer far to quickly to their peers and such to find answers rather than putting in a bit more time and research into coming up with a potential answer on their own.

I also don’t necessarily disagree with your accessment of searching and sorting data from one generation (say, mid-X and previous) to Gen-Y. You either have to adapt and learn, or you fall behind even more quickly.

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