Sarah Perez comments on a study done by LexisNexis looking at the gap in technology use from Baby Boomers to Gen-Yers
According to the survey:
- Two-thirds of all Boomers agree that Personal Digital Assistants (like the Blackberry, for example) and mobile phones contribute to a decline in proper workplace etiquette, and believe the use of a laptop during in-person meetings is “distracting,” less than half of Gen Y workers agree.
- Only 17% of Boomers believe using laptops or PDAs during in-person meetings is “efficient,” while more than one third of Gen Y do.
- Only 28% percent of Boomers think blogging about work-related issues is acceptable, while forty percent of Gen Y workers do.
My thoughts: I spent most of my teenage years with technology accessibility increasing all around me. My Mom and Dad did not. My dad finally started using some sites to track things relevant to him (he’s a dairy farmer though, so not really relevant to this story). I still have to remind my mom that she should look it up on Google instead of asking me to find something for her (I end up on Google anyways)
–dez
