Week 3 EOC: My Demographics

Millennials (or Generation Y)

The 83 million children of the baby boomers, born between 1977 and 2000.

"One thing that all of the Millennials have in common is their utter fluency and comfort with digital technology. They don’t just embrace technology, it’s a way of life. The Millennials were the first generation to grow up in a world filled with computers, cellphones, satellite TV, iPods, and online social networks. A recent study found that 91 percent of Millennials are on the Web, making up 32 percent of all U.S. Internet users. According to another study, 77 percent of Millennials frequent social networking sites and 71 percent use instant messaging. “All generations are comfortable with technology, but this is the generation that’s been formed by technology,” says a Yahoo! executive. For them, “it’s not something separate. It’s just something they do.”^18"

^{I would have to agree with the book's definition of my generation and our needs. I feel as if our life does revolve around technology and innovation - intentionally or not. Our generation has grown as technology has been too, and in a sense, we're really dependent on technology to do things for us, whether they're simple tasks or because we're just simply lazy. Reason being, it saves time.  We're a group that wants to save as much time, so we can use it elsewhere. Where we can take as many shortcuts as we possibly can so we can maximize our time and energy on other things.}