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12197_32 Ed Yourdon's Bookmarks Tagged With "generational trends"

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  1. Visit Text Generation Gap: U R 2 Old (JK) Text Generation Gap: U R 2 Old (JK)

    http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/09/business/09cell.html

    Children increasingly rely on personal technological devices to create social circles apart from their families, changing the way they communicate with their parents. Interesting NY Times article about the way kids use SMS texting that parents gen… More

  2. Visit The "Google generation" not so hot at Googling, after all The "Google generation" not so hot at Googling, after all

    http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080118-the-google-generation-not-so-hot-at-googling-after-all.html

    It turns out that many of the assumptions about the Internet-related skills of kids born after 1993 aren't really true. This report, by the British Library and the Joint Information Systems Committee, dispels some popular myths, and has some inter… More

  3. Visit Cell phones rule among college students Cell phones rule among college students

    http://www.smartmobs.com/2008/01/08/cell-phones-rule-among-college-students/

    Interesting survey shows that 97% of college students have cell phones, and 79% have laptops ...

  4. Visit The Generational Divide in Copyright Morality The Generational Divide in Copyright Morality

    http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/20/technology/personaltech/20pogue-email.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

    David Pogue says, "The TV, movie and record companies’ problems have only just begun. Right now, the customers who can’t even see why file sharing might be wrong are still young..." This is very thought-provoking stuff -- well, it is IF you care a… More

  5. Visit The death of e-mail The death of e-mail

    http://www.slate.com/id/2177969/

    Basic message: young adults and teens are abandoning email in favor of IM. Well, I understand it ... but I have one problem: it assumes that the ONLY device being used by intended recipient(s) of your message is their cell phone. What about us old… More

  6. Visit Arnold Schwarzenegger and California as Nation State Arnold Schwarzenegger and California as Nation State

    http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/09/schwarzenegger_usa_fractured_saffo.html

    This has nothing to do with Web 2.0, software engineering, project management, or the various other things I usually track and follow ... but it's a fascinating concept: (a) the notion of California as a "nation state," and (b) the far more provoc… More

  7. Visit Rise of the Silver Surfer Rise of the Silver Surfer

    http://blog.wired.com/business/2007/08/rise-of-the-sil.html

    "UK regulatory agency Ofcom released a report today that sheds more light on a market niche that is consistently ignored by Silicon Valley: The over-50 crowd. The report states, "'Silver surfers' also account for an increasing amount of internet u… More

  8. Visit Sherry Turkle's sobering thoughts on communication and alienation Sherry Turkle's sobering thoughts on communication and alienation

    http://www.smartmobs.com/archive/2007/05/11/sherry_turkles_....html

    Sherry Turkle is probably the most knowledgeable and articulate observer and authority on the social impact of computing and the Internet on society, and especially on younger generations; I never miss an opportunity to read anything she had to sa… More

  9. Visit Where neo-nomads' ideas percolate / New 'bedouins' transform a laptop, cell phone and coffeehouse into their office Where neo-nomads' ideas percolate / New 'bedouins' transform a laptop, cell phone and coffeehouse into their office

    http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/03/11/BEDOUINS.TMP

    This article describes the new-age, high-tech work scene in San Francisco's coffee houses, but I can report from personal experience that it's much the same in Manhattan's Upper West Side. Probably true also in half a dozen other U.S. cities, plus… More

  10. Visit The Long Tail: Who needs a CIO? The Long Tail: Who needs a CIO?

    http://www.longtail.com/the_long_tail/2007/02/who_needs_a_cio.html

    Chris Anderson's thoughts about today's CIO's, based on meeting a bunch of them at an annual CIO conference. I'm not sure the average CIO would agree with his assessment, but it does provide an interesting perspective on the tension between today'… More

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