Posts Tagged as ‘youth’

September 16, 2009

Book Review: The New Recruit

The New Recruit: What Your Association Needs to Know About X, Y, & Z
…those being the Millenial generations!

by Sarah Sladek
Boomers want a successful career and to make the world a better place; membership associations help them do both. However, this relevance is lost on younger generations who are already doing these things without a [...]

July 20, 2009

Teens & Media

Mobile technologies are a great way to reach teen audiences.
Even if you aren’t pondering a texting campaign, the following provide some pretty good insights to the changing world around us.

See slides of the Nielsen report findings, Kids on the Go: Mobile Usage by U.S. Teens and Tweens is a 2008 report from Nielsen Mobile that [...]

July 16, 2009

LRN about TXT

Interested in learning about texting?
So much to learn! Whew–I just learned a lot, and I’m not sure I can explain very well, but thanks to TechSoup and ReadyTalk’s awesome FREE webinars , I know more and you can, too!

July 16, 2009 TechSoup ReadyTalk Webinar: Using Mobile for Outreach and Education

And guess what?! [...]

February 2, 2009

Think Millenials Are Wasting Time Online, eh?

Think of it this way–they’re learning tech literacy, conflict resolution, 21st century communication skills.
Your staff aren’t wasting time online, they’re exposing their friends, and their friends’ friends, to your brand.
Millienials’ work brains operate differently, too. They don’t segment their work or online time from their own time. They’re getting their bills, emails, schedules, [...]

August 8, 2008

Books to Read: Mobilizing Generation 2.0

From Rock the Vote’s experience, this primer covers blogs, wikis, texting, video and social networking site basics.