Age Determines Technologys Value

Age Determines Technologys Value

Younger generations rarely notice the technology in the devices they use. Baby boomers raised in the 1960s only saw the programming and didnt think much, if at all, about the technology and infrastructure that brought them Bonanza, The Ed Sullivan Show and Laugh-In. Not only do younger generations perceive technology differently from their elders, including the CIOs and other executives who manage IT organizations and corporations, but they use it differently, too.

I know it’s been awhile since I posted, I’ve been busy. My class server crashed (we did not have a backup) and I just reconfigured my new Tablet PC (Lenovo X61 - Vista is wonderful on a Tablet - so far), so life has kept me busy. But this article kept coming across my desk…um’ e-mail and it is causing me to think. The other day my son and I were discussing something and I said “did you follow up on those e-mails I sent?” to which he replied “no, if you want me to read something, send it to Face Book.” Now I thought that a bit odd, but it did not jump out at me until I read this article and then it all made sense. The cool thing is my son has no problem with me being one of his friends on Face Book. When I asked to be added he immediately added me and then changed the setting so it says i am his Dad. Pretty cool I thought. But it’s nothing new for him. Just SOP.

We are starting to take technology for granted as it continues to improve and we are just now seeing the start of social networking. The future will amaze us and the way we connect with other stakeholders will amaze as well.

28 November, 2007 |

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