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Making Talent a Strategic Priority in The McKenzie Quarterly by McKenzie an
2008-01-29 18:50:00 There is a great article in the McKenzie Quarterly on Making Talent a Strategic Priority . In order to get the article, you have to register with McKenzie, and it is worth it! This article is really outstanding, and their research is confirming all that we are learning about talent development for the next generation of ...
Jeremy from Zits Cartoon (by Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman) Gets a Speeding T
2008-01-29 02:54:00 Okay…this is really funny. In order to get the full effect, make sure to go back to the previous and following dates to watch the whole story: http://www.arcamax.com/zits/s-289159-1930 85 More About: Cartoon , Cartoons , Jeremy , Scott , Speeding
Web 2.0?s Generation Gap by Martha Irvine
2008-01-29 01:26:00 Web 2.0’s Generation Gap by Martha Irvine “As social networks like Facebook gain a broader base than the colleges and youth demographics they were once limited to, some young users are beginning to chafe at what they see as a “creepy” infiltration of older users on what was once their turf. “It would be like a ...
Gen Y In the News: Ryan Allis, CEO of iContact Featured in the Raleigh New
2008-01-25 21:09:00 Ryan Allis is one of those young entrepreneurs who at age 14 was busy building a web design company while his peers were trying to figure out how to date the hottest girl on their middle school or high school campus. He is only 23, and he is building a mega company iContact. A great article ... More About: News , In the News , The News , Career , Featured
Y-Talk Radio Interview with Michael Gerber, Author of The E-Myth Books
2008-01-25 02:48:00 Generation Y is one of the most entrepreneurial generations in history, and their adventurous spirit is a force to be reckoned with. Listen in to this special Y-Talk interview with host Bea Fields and Guest Host, Corey Blake as we interview E-Myth Guru, Michael Gerber, founder of In the Dreaming Room. Gerber is the ... More About: Radio , Books , Talk Radio , Interview
Y-Talk Radio Interview with Michael Simmons, Founder of the Extreme Entrepr
2008-01-24 02:10:00 Listen to this special Y-Talk Radio Interview Listen in, as we talk with one of America’s top young entrepreneurs, Michael Simmons. Simmons, who has been featured in USA Today and Business Week Magazine, is the CEO of the Extreme Entrepreneurship Education Tour. Michael and his partner, Sheena Lindahl, takes their entreprenerial message to the country’s ... More About: Talk Radio , Founder
Gen Y ? 5 Important Things To Know About Millennials and your Team - Audio
2008-01-23 16:22:00 In this special audio interview with Tom Heck of Team Me Teamwork I will answer the following questions: 1) Who is Gen Y? 2) What are the Gen Y young workers looking for when joining a company? 3) What are the turn-offs when being recruited to a team or company? 4) Since Gen Y has been born and raised ... More About: Audio , Things , Millennials
Adrenalina brings surfing to a mall near you: Miami Herald: January 20, 20
2008-01-23 03:47:00 We have been talking about Gen Y’s affinity for Action Sports. So, Adrenalina is a company providing a destination catering to extreme sports enthusiasts of all kinds…latest opening in the Miami International Mall . Get the full article here. Gen Y LOVES an experience, and they are big on action sports, so check out what Adrenalina is up to. From ... More About: Surfing , January , Miami Herald
Some nice podcasts on Gen Y
2008-01-22 19:35:00 Some really nice podcasts from Deloitte on Gen Y. I. The Authentic Edge: Getting It Right with Gen Y Summary: There?s a new kid on the block, a member of a rising breed of innovative young talent entering the work force and radically reinventing the way companies do business. They?re called Generation Y, and they have ... More About: Education , Podcasts , Leadership , Career , Nice
Thumbs Race as Japan?s Best Sellers Go Cellular in New York Times
2008-01-22 03:02:00 Thanks to Beth Bloomfield for letting me know about this article. “TOKYO ? Until recently, cellphone novels ? composed on phone keypads by young women wielding dexterous thumbs and read by fans on their tiny screens ? had been dismissed in Japan as a subgenre unworthy of the country that gave the world its first novel, ... More About: New York , Race , York , New York Times
Chaco: One of the Top Mobile Phone Novelists in Japan from WIRED Mag.
2008-01-22 02:56:00 “Chaco types furiously on her cell phone keypad, stopping only to take an occasional puff of her Seven Stars menthol cigarette. But she’s not sending a text message. She’s writing a novel. Chaco is becoming one of the most popular mobile phone novelists in Japan . We don’t know much about her — except that she’s a ... More About: Mobile , Phone , Mobile Phone , Wired
Nothing wrong with idealism
2008-01-21 03:18:00 Gen Y is driving this election. We haven’t seen this type of youth movement since the 60s. Some it is driven by ‘disgust for the current administration.’ Some of it is driven by how empowered they have always felt (thanks to their Boomer parents). Some of it is the result of Obama’s ability to connect ... More About: Wrong , Idealism
Politics and The Web
2008-01-18 02:33:00 Almost 25% of Americans are getting their info on this exciting Presidential election online — On the Internet. Two key points here: 1) It is an exciting election because god knows who is going to be the Republican and Democratic parties nominee and 2) the percentage of people going online for info is probably higher for ... More About: Politics , Interviews
Y-Talk Interview with Penelope Trunk, Author of Brazen Careerist
2008-01-16 23:57:00 Download the audio here (30 minutes) Penelope Trunk, author of the irreplaceable career handbook, Brazen Career ist and YAHOO Finance columnist gives anything but standard advice to the next generation of workers. Trunk, an expert career advice columnist, has been providing indispensable guidance to 20 and 30-somethings for the last five years. During this special Y-Talk interview, Trunk ... More About: Education , Interview , Author
Skipping Class to make money
2008-01-16 23:57:00 Stanford students are skipping class and developing Facebook apps…. and as a result are generating some $$ to pay for the tuition. See the story This is an interesting story because a Stanford teacher asked his students to break into small groups and create Facebook apps. And one of the winning groups dropped out of school ... More About: Education , Money , Make Money , Make , Class
Skipping Class to make money
2008-01-16 23:56:00 Stanford students are skipping class and developing Facebook apps…. and as a result are generating some $$ to pay for the tuition. See the story This is an interesting story because a Stanford teacher asked his students to break into small groups and create Facebook apps. And one of the winning groups dropped out of school and decided ... More About: Education , Money , Make Money , Make , Class
For election 08, youth voter turnout swells on Yahoo News
2008-01-16 13:47:00 Great article on Millennials voting: http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20080116/ts_c sm/ayouthvote Millennial Leaders More About: News , Politics , Yahoo , Youth , Election
Young Voters in Michigan: Uncommitted: 48%; Clinton: 37%
2008-01-16 04:39:00 I just heard on CNN that exit polls in Michigan showed that for the Democratic vote tonight, 48% of the young voters voted “uncommitted” (as urged by Obama and Edwards) and 37% of young voters voted for Clinton . The word is that Clinton has not been connecting with young voters, and the recent study by Peanut ... More About: Politics , Young , Voters
Pepsi?s Challenge to iTunes: Who Will it Help? on Byte of the Apple on Busi
2008-01-15 04:23:00 Can Pepsi and Amazon hold a candle…to i-Tunes? Ahhh…I don’t know…Amazon or i-Tunes. I am just not sure that i-tunes can be beat…especially considering the fact that there are 72 million Gen y buyers, and Apple is their most loyal brand: http://www.millennialleaders.com/blog/?p= 66 (according to Outlaw consulting)…And…I’m not even sure this approach will land the number 2 ... More About: Itunes , Challenge , Byte
Interview with Scott Wilder, GM of Quickbooks Online Communities
2008-01-10 18:38:00 Listen to this episode Listen in as Y-Talk host Bea Fields interviews Scott Wilder, the GM for Intuit`s Small Business Online Communities . Before joining Intuit, Scott was the VP of Marketing and Product Development at KBToys and eToys, the director of Internet services at Borders.com and Apple Computer, and has held senior management positions at ... More About: Interview , Quickbooks
Show me the money (online and in person / in 3D)
2008-01-09 18:25:00 Article from MediaPost Publication According to a new report from Javelin Strategy and Research, Gen Y might just be like their parents when it comes to ’showing them the money.’ When it comes to using credit cards, customer service is extremely important. BUT, they do differ in how they use online banking. (I just started using ... More About: Money , Show , Online , Person , Show Me the Money
Best Places for Gen Y to Launch a Career
2008-01-09 14:42:00 This list came out the end of September, 2007, yet it is relevant today as colleges and universities around the country are hosting career fairs in the months of January and February. So, here is the list from Business Week. The list includes 95 companies, and here are the top 5: 1) Deloitte and Touche 2) PriceWaterhouseCoopers 3) Ernst ... More About: Places , Career , Launch
Young Voters in New Hampshire
2008-01-09 14:23:00 Congratulations to John McCain and Hillary Clinton, who are being called the “Comeback Kids” today in the media. Approximately 55% of young voters voted for Senator Obama. More About: New Hampshire , Young , Hampshire , Voters
More Gen Y work trends
2008-01-09 07:31:00 Experience – a company that provides career services came out with report about 5 key Gen Y related trends in the workplace. Compensation: Gen Y wants more than $alary. They want training, recognition and advice on how to manage their career Communication: Gen Y does not want everyone to be serious. They appreciate humor and a light ... More About: Trends , Work
Finding her voice
2008-01-09 07:21:00 Gen Y is definitely making an impact. Interesting observation about what is going on among the Democratics. When Hillary lost in Iowa, she had some late Baby Boomer standing behind her when she made conciliatory speech. Even Madam Madeleine Albright was there in the background. In New Hampshire, things were different. If you watched her victory ... More About: Voice
Lars and the Real Girl
2008-01-08 20:16:00 This past Friday night, my husband, Mike came home and asked me if I wanted to go to the Sunrise Theatre in Southern Pines to see Lars and the Real Girl . I had not heard of it, but after reading the write-up, I decided it sounded a bit quirky (and I am all into quirky), so ...
Will Generation Y Show Up in New Hampshire?
2008-01-08 03:14:00 This is the BIG question on CNN tonight. According to The Boston Herald, 22% of under age 30 voters showed up in Iowa last week compared to the 17% under 30 that voted in the 2004 Democratic race. I look forward to watching who shows up tomorrow. I have been watching this unfold for the last ... More About: Show , New Hampshire , Hampshire , Generation , Generation Y
Mari Moss Featured in the January 2008 Edition of the Canton Regional Chamb
2008-01-07 22:06:00 Monday, January 7, 2008 Mari Moss and Millennial Leaders Featured in the January 2008 Edition of the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce Brain Gain Profile Check it out here on page 9 Mari is featured in Chapter 24 of Millennial Leaders…she’s amazing, so check her out on www.youtube.com/PEACETV. Congrats Mari! More About: Press Releases
Gen Y Seen and Heard In Iowa: Obama and Huckabee Reap the Rewards
2008-01-05 14:40:00 As we have been predicting, Generation Y voters (under the age of 30) turned out in droves in Iowa on Thursday Jan. 3 at the Iowa Caucus. According to the nonpartisan Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, the voters under age 30 who cast their ballot in Iowa tripled, and many ... More About: Politics , Obama , Rewards , Huckabee
Mitosis
More articles from this author:2008-01-05 06:29:00 Mitosis means the replication of and the division of a cell’s nucleus. These day — the usage of cell phones is multiplying rapidly. Today 38 % of US consumers are watching shows online, 36% use their cell phones as an entertainment device, and 45% are creating web content. At least that’s what a new suvey from ... More About: Mitosis 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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