http://socialhoneycomb.com/shining-a-spotlight-on-net-geners somewhere between the sticky and the buzz Thu, 30 Sep 2010 14:21:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://socialhoneycomb.com/shining-a-spotlight-on-net-geners/comment-page-1#comment-1218 Michael Durwin Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:21:41 +0000 http://socialhoneycomb.com/shining-a-spotlight-on-net-geners#comment-1218 Hey Amanda. It's interesting that you're defining your generation based on a technology, specifically Facebook. I would think that the age range of 11-31 would include a social technology platform for all of the ages included: Club Penguin, Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn. I'd see the 'Net Generation as one whose lives have have been entwined with Internet technology, for whom it has been their information gathering, entertainment viewing, and social engagement tool. Unlike guys like me who remember having to call the movie theater to see what was playing and remembers board games! I'm about 8 years past the top age of the 'Net Gen scale but it has been a huge part of my life, a career changing one actually, since the mid-90s. I have a child coming in early '09 who will be hyper-blogged and flickred! I would argue that a definition of 'Net Generation, is less about demographic of age, but a psychographic of usage. I find it much more informative to think of Gen Y (or Gen Why?), Gen X and Baby Boomers. Hey Amanda. It’s interesting that you’re defining your generation based on a technology, specifically Facebook. I would think that the age range of 11-31 would include a social technology platform for all of the ages included: Club Penguin, Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn. I’d see the ‘Net Generation as one whose lives have have been entwined with Internet technology, for whom it has been their information gathering, entertainment viewing, and social engagement tool. Unlike guys like me who remember having to call the movie theater to see what was playing and remembers board games!
I’m about 8 years past the top age of the ‘Net Gen scale but it has been a huge part of my life, a career changing one actually, since the mid-90s. I have a child coming in early ’09 who will be hyper-blogged and flickred! I would argue that a definition of ‘Net Generation, is less about demographic of age, but a psychographic of usage. I find it much more informative to think of Gen Y (or Gen Why?), Gen X and Baby Boomers.

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