Comments on: Young Adults Don’t Understand Networking http://www.stuartmease.com/uncategorized/young-adults-dont-understand-networking/ Providing a bridge for young adults in the Roanoke & New River Valleys of Virginia Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sean Pecor http://www.stuartmease.com/uncategorized/young-adults-dont-understand-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-734 Sean Pecor Sun, 25 Feb 2007 07:49:15 +0000 http://croakingtoad.com/~stuart/?p=168#comment-734 Kids today are using instant messenging and Web sites to establish and maintain localized social relationships among their neighborhood peers in ways that would give befuddle the typical forty something. Yes, they're using iPods to listen to music and playing games on XBOX. But I'm 34 and 20 years ago I listened to music on my Walkman and played games on my Atari 5200. If anything, kids today are the most socially connected generation the world has ever seen.<br><br>Sean Kids today are using instant messenging and Web sites to establish and maintain localized social relationships among their neighborhood peers in ways that would give befuddle the typical forty something. Yes, they're using iPods to listen to music and playing games on XBOX. But I'm 34 and 20 years ago I listened to music on my Walkman and played games on my Atari 5200. If anything, kids today are the most socially connected generation the world has ever seen.

Sean

]]> By: Andrew http://www.stuartmease.com/uncategorized/young-adults-dont-understand-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-735 Andrew Sun, 25 Feb 2007 03:52:20 +0000 http://croakingtoad.com/~stuart/?p=168#comment-735 I call this the iPod Gap, and it works both ways. Older people are not utilizing online tools, technology, and resources as effectively as the could. Gen X and Millenials are just the opposite--relying too much on online Web sites, tuning out of the physical world via iPods and other gadgets, and neglecting face to face human relationships.<br><br>The resulting mis-match has become a serious problem, especially since most decisionmakers and leaders seem reluctant to try to learn new skills, and don't take Gen X/Millenial technology skills and expertise seriously. I call this the iPod Gap, and it works both ways. Older people are not utilizing online tools, technology, and resources as effectively as the could. Gen X and Millenials are just the opposite–relying too much on online Web sites, tuning out of the physical world via iPods and other gadgets, and neglecting face to face human relationships.

The resulting mis-match has become a serious problem, especially since most decisionmakers and leaders seem reluctant to try to learn new skills, and don't take Gen X/Millenial technology skills and expertise seriously.

]]> By: Sean Pecor http://www.stuartmease.com/uncategorized/young-adults-dont-understand-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-89 Sean Pecor Sun, 25 Feb 2007 02:49:15 +0000 http://croakingtoad.com/~stuart/?p=168#comment-89 Kids today are using instant messenging and Web sites to establish and maintain localized social relationships among their neighborhood peers in ways that would give befuddle the typical forty something. Yes, they're using iPods to listen to music and playing games on XBOX. But I'm 34 and 20 years ago I listened to music on my Walkman and played games on my Atari 5200. If anything, kids today are the most socially connected generation the world has ever seen. Sean Kids today are using instant messenging and Web sites to establish and maintain localized social relationships among their neighborhood peers in ways that would give befuddle the typical forty something. Yes, they’re using iPods to listen to music and playing games on XBOX. But I’m 34 and 20 years ago I listened to music on my Walkman and played games on my Atari 5200. If anything, kids today are the most socially connected generation the world has ever seen.

Sean

]]> By: Sean Pecor http://www.stuartmease.com/uncategorized/young-adults-dont-understand-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-268 Sean Pecor Sun, 25 Feb 2007 02:49:15 +0000 http://croakingtoad.com/~stuart/?p=168#comment-268 Kids today are using instant messenging and Web sites to establish and maintain localized social relationships among their neighborhood peers in ways that would give befuddle the typical forty something. Yes, they're using iPods to listen to music and playing games on XBOX. But I'm 34 and 20 years ago I listened to music on my Walkman and played games on my Atari 5200. If anything, kids today are the most socially connected generation the world has ever seen.<br><br>Sean Kids today are using instant messenging and Web sites to establish and maintain localized social relationships among their neighborhood peers in ways that would give befuddle the typical forty something. Yes, they're using iPods to listen to music and playing games on XBOX. But I'm 34 and 20 years ago I listened to music on my Walkman and played games on my Atari 5200. If anything, kids today are the most socially connected generation the world has ever seen.

Sean

]]> By: Andrew http://www.stuartmease.com/uncategorized/young-adults-dont-understand-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Andrew Sat, 24 Feb 2007 22:52:20 +0000 http://croakingtoad.com/~stuart/?p=168#comment-88 I call this the iPod Gap, and it works both ways. Older people are not utilizing online tools, technology, and resources as effectively as the could. Gen X and Millenials are just the opposite--relying too much on online Web sites, tuning out of the physical world via iPods and other gadgets, and neglecting face to face human relationships. The resulting mis-match has become a serious problem, especially since most decisionmakers and leaders seem reluctant to try to learn new skills, and don't take Gen X/Millenial technology skills and expertise seriously. I call this the iPod Gap, and it works both ways. Older people are not utilizing online tools, technology, and resources as effectively as the could. Gen X and Millenials are just the opposite–relying too much on online Web sites, tuning out of the physical world via iPods and other gadgets, and neglecting face to face human relationships.

The resulting mis-match has become a serious problem, especially since most decisionmakers and leaders seem reluctant to try to learn new skills, and don’t take Gen X/Millenial technology skills and expertise seriously.

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