I’ve been following this blog for a couple of months now and nearly every day, Anastasia Goodstein has something that catches my eye.

Today’s post is especially good because it highlights some of the key things that young people want in their “Community Next”’s. She provides the key points of speakers at a “Community Next” conference put together by a 24 year old who still lives at home. Specifically the comments from a representative of a company called Threadless (which was profiled in a Chicago Tribune Magazine article last summer) seem right on target.

The key points from all the speakers are critical to grasp as people looking to understand Gen Y. Please take a look. Then come back and tell us what struck you as the most important element, person to talk with and we’ll reach out to them to get them on our forum calls.

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Wondering what all this technology talk means? Why we keep saying that technology is changing the world faster all the time?

This short YouTube video will… in under 5 minutes give you a taste of what we mean.

Watch the video @ YouTube

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Increasingly, IM-speak is finding its way into the writing of teens at school according to a CNN article yesterday.

Apparently, the 4 - 5 hours of technology and media usage by teens outside school is impacting the way that teachers see language arts being taught in the classroom. Some disagree, believing that first drafts contain the shorthands, while final copies of papers do not. IM-speak is also compared to informal acronymns used by previous generations (SWAK= “sealed with a kiss”).

For a good primer on IM-speak click here. Its written by a 19 year old as if to his grandmother.

Are you seeing IM speak popping up in your organization? How do you react to it? Is it appropriate in business…or do you perceive it as sloppy, lazy english?

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