Many Twentysomethings Not Focused on Financial Independence
A thoughtful piece from 25-year-old Melody Serafino, recently published in Newsweek. Serafino writes that she is surrounded by few peers who work towards financial independence. Here's an excerpt:The...
View ArticleLuke Russert To Cover Youth Issues For NBC
Tim Russert's son has a new job. According to TV Decoder:Before his father’s unexpected death in June, Mr. Russert already had extensive media experience. For two years he has co-hosted an XM radio...
View ArticleGen. Y Hungry for Clean Energy, Opinion Piece Says
Interesting op-ed published in the San Francisco Chronicle about energy policy in the U.S. and how millennials can take charge when it comes to clean energy.The Generation Y authors write:Our...
View ArticleResearch Identifies Gen. Y's Favorite 'Green Brands'
What do Aveda, Ikea and American Apparel have in common? They are all part of Generation Y's top 15 "green brands," according to recent research from Outlaw Consulting. Full results and analysis are...
View ArticleWhere Have I Been?
Hello readers, yes, I'm talking to the three of you who have loyally kept checking back despite my glaring lack of updates... As you can see this is the first time I'm posting in more than two months...
View ArticleSame Generation, Different Name (Again)
Eric Greenberg, a business man who appears to be involved in a number of other endeavors, is the latest person to weigh in on the discussion about youth voter turnout in 2008. In the Huffington Post,...
View ArticleThe Single-Sex Workplace
*This generated a lot of comments at Brazen Careerist, see it here*Hannah Seligson is onto something."I left the egalitarianism of the classroom for the cubicle, and everything changed. The realization...
View ArticleCBS Evening News Examines Gen. Y's Love for Technology
CBS Evening News on Friday examined Gen. Y's relationship with technology and how it is affecting the workplace culture. Video segment appears below.
View ArticleWhat's in a Generation's Name?
William Safire has a fun piece in the New York Times Magazine about the grammatical issues involved with naming generations. Safire writes:Welcome to the socio-literary parlor game of “Name That...
View ArticleEthically-Challenged Millennials
It seems like there's pretty much a consensus on this one: Generation Y is made up of a bunch of cheaters. CNN wrote about this back in 2002 and now a new survey from the Josephson Institute in Los...
View ArticleGen. Y Obama Team Member to Have Prominent Role in the White House
At age 27, Jon Favreau will become the youngest ever White House chief speechwriter. Today the Washington Post profiled Favreau, Obama's "mind reader." From the article:The job requires him to work...
View ArticleThe Bromance Generation
Brian Till in the Post Chronicle describes the changing patterns of friendship amongst Gen. Y males. From the article:Deep male friendships, which have traditionally given way in the post-college...
View ArticleGen. Y Articles in The Economist
The good editors at The Economist must have saved the best for last. Or maybe as December puttered to a halt, the slower news cycle cleared the way for some softer news items.Either way, the magazine's...
View ArticleThe First Millennial Member of U.S. Congress
In true Gen. Y fashion, Aaron Schock, 27 (seems to be the magic number, at least in politics), has fast-tracked his way into Congress. CBSNews.com reports:Schock is the first member of Congress born in...
View ArticleUnemployment Rates Highest for Gen. Y Workers, MSNBC.com Reports
Not such great news:MSNBC.com is reporting that unemployment rates in December were higher for employees under the age of 29 than for older workers (h/t rachelschonwald). It also includes some...
View ArticleIn Our Own Words
I love the concept of this new blog, "Millennial Voices." According to Lillian Mongeau, the blog's editor, Millennial Voices aims to be "a collection of essays and thoughts from Millennials across the...
View ArticleWhich Generation is Most Likely to Shop Online?
Not Generation Y, according to recent findings from the Pew Internet & American Life Project.Apparently Gen. X is most likely to bank, shop and look for health information online. But millennials...
View ArticleThinking Aloud: The Value of the Gen. Y Niche. Does it Help or Hurt?
Ever since I started this blog, I've found my decision to associate it with the Gen. Y blogosphere to be a blessing and a curse.Being a blogger with a Gen. Y niche has been a fantastic vehicle for...
View ArticleMore on the Merits of Gen. Y Blogging
After Lance Haun took a look at my post about the value of being a Gen. Y blogger, he crafted a whole post with his ideas on the topic. There's also some great discussion going on about this on his...
View ArticleNY Times Examines Niche Community That Struggles to Attract Younger Members
The New York Times on Friday published an article that describes the challenges that lesbian communities are facing when it comes to attracting younger members. The article alludes to it, but part of...
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