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Boomers, Gen Xers, and Millennials - a potent Silicon Valley workforce

work-force plentiful, but will execs recruit, relo, pay?The USA is swimming in a vast STEM work-force that is going under-employed.Every month, well-known STEM firms receive tens of thousands of resumes from capable STEM workers, and employment agencies and body shops are receiving nearly 100K per month.The question is whether and...

Tags: Workforce management, Recruitment & Selection, payroll solutions, Millennials, Boomers, Generation X, workforce

Discussion threads 2009-10-12

CES 2009: Don't count out those Millennials or Online Media, Cell Phone on the rise as entertainment device, says Deloitte

CES 2009: Don't count out those Millennials or Online Media, Cell Phone on the rise as entertainment device, says DeloitteInterestinglyAccording to AdMod analysis, iPhone OS makes up 48% of mobile device users on the web in the US and 32% worldwide. Making it number 1 in the US and number...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Telecom & Utilities, Millennials, CES 2009, entertainment device, Deloitte LLP, online media, phone, entertainment, cell phone

Discussion threads 2009-01-08

CES 2009: Don't count out those Millennials or Online Media, Cell Phone on the rise as entertainment device, says Deloitte

 The idiot box is still king, but don't count out online advertising. (Source: Deloitte LLP) At this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Deloitte LLP revealed the results of its 3rd State of the Media Democracy Survey, which are likely to be...

Tags: Social Networking, Deloitte LLP, Advertisement, Phone, Japan, Cell Phone, Online Media, TV, Survey, Entertainment, Millennials, Entertainment Device, Idiot Box, Early-adopter Millennials, Advertising & Promotion, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular Phones, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-01-07

Yo-yo'ing on Millennials

Yo-yo'ing on MillennialsMulti-TaskingAnd what have studies shown that multi-tasking does to efficiency?InheritorsMillennials are inheritors. They know that as population dwindles they get large amounts of stuff per person, so they are not too keen on working hard to "reinvent" the system. Why bother? The system is great...take...

Tags: Millennials

Discussion threads 2008-06-20

Yo-yo'ing on Millennials

Larry Dignan's post earlier in the week asking whether Millennials will re-invent IT struck a chord with a few of my Irregular friends. First up, Larry's conclusion: I remember this generational stereotyping with the Generation X crowd. Job market stunk. Generation X was differentâ€"they were pissed. They were wearing...

Tags: Information Technology, Generation, Millennials, Hindsight, Ross Mayfield, Susan Scrupski, Strategy, Management, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-06-20

Millennials: Will they really reinvent IT?

Millennials: Will they really reinvent IT?Or are they brand name obsessed IT lazy mouse wielding monkeys?A fancy IDE is NO SUBSTITUTE for a talented programmer.Open Sourcers are changing the world, it all depends on how many choose to stay lazy and dumbed down, hanging on every press release from the...

Tags: Strategy, Branding, Open Sourcer, baby boomer, information technology, Millennials

Discussion threads 2008-06-17

Millennials: Will they really reinvent IT?

I'm having a bit of a Millennials moment. I'm sick of the coverage about Millennials, also known as Generation Y. Here's the story line: Generation Y will change the world as the first digital natives. They will change business practices and IT as we know it. You must adapt to...

Tags: Generation X, Generation Y, Information Technology, Worker, Millennials, Jason Hiner, Strategy, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-06-17

Should universites change teaching to accomodate a generation raised on mobile technology?

The professor was teaching in a computer lab and saw one of his students sending e-mail messages to someone during the lecture. The professor told him to pay attention. "I'm listening," the student said. "Well, I would like you to turn and look at me," the...

Tags: mobile marketing, Richard Sweeney, Millennials

Blog posts 2006-03-02

Additional Resources

VoxOx 2.0.5 (Mac)

VoxOx by TelCentris is the only service that unifies all of your communication channels voice, video, IM, text, social media, e-mail, fax and content sharing into a single, intuitive interface, giving you full control of your interconnected lifestyle. VoxOx enables you to manage all of your connections and contacts holistically,...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Phone, TelCentris, VoxOx 2.0.5, Fax, Telecom & Utilities

Software downloads 2009-10-23

Is age-ism rampant in Silicon Valley and beyond?

I recently blogged about an article focused on Silicon Valley's workforce and how the author, Tamara Carleton, believes that Boomers, Gen Xers, and Millennials can form a potent team. In the innovation lifecycle, if Boomers serve as advisors and Gen Xers as the entrepreneurs, then the...

Tags: Silicon Valley, Generation X, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2009-10-15

News to know: Oracle; Sidekick; Win7 party; Google; Yahoo Hack day

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Jason Hiner: Ellison rips IBM, shows off Sun-Oracle benchmarks, offers $10M prize Scott McNealy names Sun's top 10 tech...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Information Technology, Yahoo! Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, Ryan Naraine, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Federal Government, Internet, Strategy, Operating Systems, Software, Government, Management

Blog posts 2009-10-12

Boomers, Gen Xers, and Millennials - a potent Silicon Valley workforce

Where will Silicon Valley get it's workforce for the turnaround? It could be a potent combination of Boomers, Gen X and Millennials... by Tom Foremski

Tags: Silicon Valley, Generation X, Workforce, Recruitment & Selection, Workforce Management, Payroll Solutions, Human Resources, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2009-10-09

Gen X/GenY/Enterprise 2.0: are the naysayers right?

It seems that analyst firm Forrester has woken up to the fact that Gen Y are not the big movers and shakers that we've been told the last couple of years. According to Read Write Web Enterprise: A favorite argument among those who talk about...

Tags: Generation X, Generation Y, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-09-14

VoxOx 2.0.2 (Windows)

VoxOx by TelCentris is the only service that unifies all of your communication channels voice, video, IM, text, social media, e-mail, fax and content sharing into a single, intuitive interface, giving you full control of your interconnected lifestyle. VoxOx enables you to manage all of your connections and contacts holistically,...

Tags: Phone, Microsoft Windows, TelCentris, VoxOx 2.0.2, Fax, Telecom & Utilities

Software downloads 2009-08-12

Why doesn't kid #1 tweet anymore?

That's what I call my oldest son on Twitter. Referring to him by name seems a bit unwise and it helps my couple thousand followers distinguish between kids when I tweet about their antics. With four kids and another on the way (don't worry, I live green in...

Tags: Facebook, Twitter, Teacher, E-mail, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-07-23

Intel CIO: Social networking a 'nascent effort for us'

Intel CIO John Johnson is busy consolidating data centers (125 or so to 75), upgrading ERP systems and refreshing PCs. But collaboration may present the most interesting ground for Intel's IT group.  In an interview with sister site Silicon.com, Johnson right had the following to say about...

Tags: Collaboration, Network, Generation Y, Intel Corp., Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-05-28

News to know: IBM-Sun; RIM, Web 2.0; CTIA; Facebook; iPhone

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: IBM-Sun deal nears finish line; Antitrust worries just starting Sam Diaz: RIM delivers solid Q4 on BlackBerry...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Web, Facebook, Research In Motion Ltd., Larry Dignan, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, CTIA, IBM Corp., Web 2.0, Open Source, Internet

Blog posts 2009-04-03

'Me 2.0' shares personal branding tips for millennials, baby boomers alike

'Me 2.0' shares personal branding tips for millennials, baby boomers alike"The 40- and 50-somethings again need to step up their skills"Sorry...I'm a 50 something, for a little while longer anyway, and I'm completely not interested in social networking.RE: 'Me 2.0' shares personal branding tips for millennials, baby boomers alikeI agree...

Tags: personal branding, baby boomer, branding, social networking, Facebook

Discussion threads 2009-04-02

'Me 2.0' shares personal branding tips for millennials, baby boomers alike

The new book Me 2.0 by Dan Schawbel serves a real need for two sets of audiences. It will help readers transform their use of social media from purely personal purposes into career building tools. by Jennifer Leggio

Tags: Baby Boomer, Professional Development, Branding, Productivity, Career, Marketing, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2009-04-02

News to know: CES; Windows 7; Satyam

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ed Bott: Six Vista annoyances fixed in Windows 7 CES Coverage: Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft at CES: Zune Mobile, no; Win 7 Beta 1,...

Tags: Sony Corp., Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Satyam, Camcorder, Mary Jo Foley, Organic Light-emitting Diode, HDTV, Microsoft Windows, Blu-ray, Netbook, Keyboards, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Hardware, Peripherals, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment

Blog posts 2009-01-08