Archive for February 2008

Who Gets To Play On Facebook?

Slowly and surely, every social situation is developing a digital doppleganger.
We can all recall the teenage awkwardness of being seen at the mall with your mom. It’s always a strange feeling when you get a Facebook friend request from someone from another generation. Many Generation Y users see social networks as a sandbox for [...]

After College, There is the Child-Man

If you can manage to look past the scorn in her tone, Kay Hymowitz provides an interesting glimpse at the child-man. Did your daughter go through a bad break-up recently, Kay? Anyway…
In her tirade, Kay denounces the senior cohort of Generation Y males for their “irresponsible” behaviour. Instead of fruitless endeavours such as video games, [...]

Generation Y is Screwing Up Your CRM

“Can I get your phone number, starting with the area code?”
No.
I can’t remember the amount of times I’ve given businesses fake information. Offline and especially online. And I am not alone — I recall a time sitting in my university library where two girls were trying to get an article off the Wall Street Journal [...]