Tablets are everywhere these days (but unfortunately HP couldn’t handle all the competition. Despite their huge marketing push with stars like Lea Michele and Russell Brand behind them — literally! — HP discontinued the device after less than... Read the rest of this post
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As kids today are increasingly tech-savvy (marketers must reach them in creative and complex ways. Often this is through online games with virtual worlds, social media campaigns, and in-store attractions, but are kids being bombarded too much by... Read the rest of this post
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Happy Birthday, MTV! (The hit network turns 30 years old today, but as sister network LogoTV says, it doesn’t look a day over “16 and Pregnant!” To mark this major milestone, here’s a look at how MTV has changed over the years. In... Read the rest of this post
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Style icon Nicole Richie and menswear designer John Varvatos joined NBC’s ‘The Fashion Star’ (as celebrity mentors and judges in the upcoming style show, where aspiring designers compete for a multimillion-dollar contract to launch their own... Read the rest of this post
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Lady Gaga unseats Oprah (on Forbes’s list of most powerful celebrities. The queen of daytime TV might be stepping down at the right time, as she slips to #2. Justin Bieber weighs in at #3. Just hours before Lady Gaga was set to stream her... Read the rest of this post
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Jeggings are 'the next evolution of the jean' (and apparently the saving grace of the denim industry as the lone growth category for 2010) (USA Today) - Renesmee Cullen (as rumored a while back, will be played by 9 year-old Mackenzie Foy in the... Read the rest of this post
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Ed. Note: Today's Ypulse Youth Advisory Board post comes from neurobiology major Camilla Nord who shares some firsthand insights and hard science in response to the recent New York Times piece on "Growing Up Digital." Remember you can communicate... Read the rest of this post
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GQ 'Glee' photos under fire (The Parents Television Council takes issue with the risqué "Glee Gone Wild!" photo spread for sexualizing the twenty-something actresses who play high school-aged characters. Not sure we follow all of the logic there,... Read the rest of this post
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Today we bring you another installment of the latest youth research available for sale or download. Remember if your company has comprehensive research for sale that focuses on youth between the ages of 8 and 24, email us to be included in the... Read the rest of this post
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Last week, the organizers of the PivotCon conference generously offered Ypulse a press pass to their NYC brand marketing event. The two-day event focused on the emerging Millennial consumer and new frontiers of social media marketing and provided... Read the rest of this post
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Reviews for an 'unsympathetic' treatment of Mark Zuckerberg within The Social Network filled the press last week as errors in Facebook's programming caused mass outages, leading one to ask one's self … has Facebook grown past the point where... Read the rest of this post
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Fresh off the Mashup last week, Anastasia and I both touched on some of the ways that forward-thinking brands and youth-targeted orgs have stepped up to respond to the unique demands of this generation through transparency, innovation and... Read the rest of this post
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As a Baby Boomer, I have always been a bit smug about my generation’s effect on American society. Because of our sheer numbers, we have influenced opinions and procedures regarding public education, child-rearing, music, home ownership, and yes, even menopause. I’m confident my generation will continue to demand change as we move into retirement and old age.
My conceit at being part of this highly-influential demographic was humbled recently, however. I read a report stating when the 2010 census is complete, the Baby Boom generation will officially lose its number-one status. Due to rising immigration as much as to rising birth rates, the Millennial generation is now the largest demographic group in America.
“Millennials” are those born between the years 1982 and 2000. The teens we serve every day in our libraries are members of this newly-crowned “largest generation in American history.” And just as the Baby Boomers required new services and new policies and new attitudes, so also we need to expand our vision to accommodate this exciting new population.
A few weeks ago I posted an entry here on this blog concerning services for older teens and twenty-somethings. The post generated several comments, both pro and con. Many question whether we can or should expand our focus to include the entire Millennial generation. But I ask, how can we not? How can we ignore the specific needs of this huge group?
Teen librarians can’t do this alone, however. Most of us are already balancing several job descriptions wrapped up into one position. So we need to seek ways to collaborate. Can we enlist the help of the adult department in our public libraries? Can we partner with a community college? Can we create a TAB or TAG for graduates?
YALSA also cannot be expected to lead this initiative alone. Collaboration among different ALA divisions such as AASL, ARCL, and PLA will be vital as we seek to provide specific services for our teen graduates.
A good place to begin this collaborative conversation will be at Annual in a few weeks. I encourage all of us to attend presentations offered by other divisions and sections that will help us garner ideas for expanded focus and collaboration as we serve ALL of the Millennials. An example is the Saturday afternoon offering, “Helping Students Transition to College” hosted by the LIRT Transitions to College Committee, affiliated with ACRL. Attendees will discuss strategies and challenges in helping students succeed in their first year of college.
I welcome more ideas and suggestions on how we can begin this process. Do you have other Annual presentations to recommend? Have you already found partners to help you expand services to older teens and twenty-somethings? Tell us about it!
Oh, and by the way, I’m alright with giving up my status as a member of the largest generation. It’s been a good ride. Now I’m excited to see what changes the Millennials will engender, and I want to be part of making those changes happen. Hurray for progress!
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Today's Ypulse Interview with Neil Howe, President of LifeCourse Associates, kicks off the first in a series on just a few of the Ypulse Youth Marketing Mashup Event speakers we have lined up. Consider it a sneak preview to the wealth of insights... Read the rest of this post
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Today we bring you another installment of the latest youth research available for sale or download. Remember if your company has comprehensive research for sale that focuses on youth between the ages of 8 and 24, email me to be included in the next... Read the rest of this post
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Here is the third and final part to our series from Ypulse Insights president Dan Coates dedicated to covering the Millennials Event that took place in Washington, DC on Wednesday at the Newseum to review and comment on recent data published by the... Read the rest of this post
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Here is part two of our series from Ypulse Insights president Dan Coates dedicated to covering the Millennials Event that took place in Washington, DC yesterday at the Newseum to review and comment on recent data published by the Pew Research... Read the rest of this post
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Last week on PSFK, we learned the tech term: "hand me up," a phrase pointed out by Wired's Bruce Sterling to describe the trend of younger generations handing off their slightly outdated, recently replaced tech products to parents or other older... Read the rest of this post
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Hark the distant sound of wedding bells. A new study on young Americans' (defined as 20 to 24 year-olds) views on marriage reveals that the nuptial tradition remains alive and well. At least, in theory. From the article: - Among the unmarried young... Read the rest of this post
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Reading through responses to the New York Times' piece, reg. required, on college students, a.k.a. "The Trophy Generation," missing out on the challenging jobs and internships they would have secured in summers past, I couldn't help but appreciate... Read the rest of this post
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Gen Y has often been characterized as a "generation of multitaskers" inspiring debate over whether this helps or hurts productivity as well as over the word multitasking. Neuroscientists argue that nobody can simultaneously complete several tasks at... Read the rest of this post
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I’ve really been feeling my Gen Xness the last few months. I dislike framing Web 2.0 or Library 2.0 as generational issues (I think it has far more to do with whether you’re used to creating and sharing content overall), but the rise of Twitter and FriendFeed in particular have made me feel like even more of a bridge because I get stretched thin trying to explain both sides of an issue to two groups who aren’t really talking to each other about these things. Like Johnny Cash, I walk the line.
As a GenX bridge, one side of me understands the Boomer confusion at these public posts and wonders why these folks can’t just call, email, or text a person who could actually do something about the problem they’re encountering. Recently, I felt this most acutely when Jason Griffey took the time to write a blog post disagreeing with two rules for submitting questions to ALA presidential candidates on YouTube. I’m close enough to the traditional, Boomer norms of communication that when I first read Jason’s post, my immediate reaction was to sigh and wonder why he couldn’t have just contacted someone at MPOW to request that the rules be changed. The “direct” approach seems like the logical one for affecting change and having your voice heard.
And then the Millennial side of the bridge kicked in and I chided myself, because Jason actually cared enough to take the time to write that post instead of just a 140-character rant. He explained his reasoning in what has (surprisingly) become a long-form medium online (blogging). In hindsight, his post helped change one of the rules he disagreed with, so it was better that he posted publicly where everyone could read it and comment, including us. And honestly, some of the comments on microblogging sites are complaints that someone did try to call or email a human being and didn’t get a good response, so it’s not that these generational preferences are exclusive. Writing a blog post these days is a pretty high level of engagement, and caring enough to post a tweet or FriendFeed comment is right behind that in terms of trying to get our attention (hey, at least MPOW isn’t mediocre).
My personal lesson from these recent experiences is that it’s important for associations (and libraries) to understand that every blog post, every tweet, every FF comment is like a letter to the editor or someone standing up in a membership meeting and voicing a complaint. They’re the 21st century equivalent of a phone call or a conversation in the hallway at a conference, and we have to take them just as seriously and respond to them the same way we would those 20th century methods of communication. It’s not that Boomers want to help any less, but I think they’re used to helping people one-on-one, even online. For many members who likely trend younger, the new channels are their preferred ones for these types of comments, and not just for complaints. There isn’t anything wrong with either approach, but they’re ships crossing in the night, and they don’t lead to conversations between the two sides that would improve communication.
Sometimes I think attacking MPOW is a national sport, so it can be depressing being the person constantly relaying what’s being said about us online. But it’s important for those of us in the middle to be that bridge and find compromises that work for everyone. So I especially appreciate those folks who take the time to comment online in a constructive way (regardless of the channel), because it helps me build that bridge.
This strain isn’t new, but I’m curious to know if other Gen Xers are feeling an increase in this area due to microblogging sites? Have you found successful strategies for improving communication around these new channels? I have some ideas that I’m going to try to implement at work, and I’ll report back here over time, but I’d love to hear how others are handling being at this intersection.
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Today's Ypulse Youth Advisory Board post comes from Akanksha Aurora who weighs in on Pepsi's latest marketing campaign in India. Similar to recent efforts by Pepsi in the States, the brand's marketing team has been reaching out to millennials with a... Read the rest of this post
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Seeing as we started this week off with a recap of the Mashup's final session, it seems only fitting to wrap things up by reflecting back on the first– The Millenials: Myths and Realities. But before we do, I should admit that as a millennial... Read the rest of this post
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Sesame Street goes digital (with a YouTube channel, making episodes available on iTunes and Hulu. Plus an iPhone app for kids. And how EA indirectly markets to kids) (via an emailed press release) (Next Great Thing) (eMarketer) - Another Disney star... Read the rest of this post
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