Communicating with the Net Generation

Abstract

The Net Generation is often referred to as Generation Y or Millennial Generation. This generation has learned to survive and thrive in the connected era. The Net Generation has developed new ways to socialize, interact, think, and work through technology. As a byproduct of the technology evolution, they have become accustomed to immediate feedback and are able to succeed in rapidly changing environments. The Net Generation is suffering from a decline in interpersonal communication as more people turn to online social networking as a means to communicate. This emerging trend has led the Net Generation to expect real time content, updates, and feedback. We will be examining whether the Army is adapting to the available technological media, including social networking tools, to aid leadership in communicating and harvesting the contributions the Net Generation can provide to the institution and enable the adoption of applications that meet future requirements while embedding operational security.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 11, 2011
Accession Number
ADA543101

Entities

People

  • Lonnie G. Hibbard

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Army Personnel
  • Climate Change
  • Computers
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Families (Human)
  • Internet
  • Millenials
  • Mobile Phones
  • Operating Systems
  • Operations Security
  • Security
  • Smartphones
  • Social Media
  • Social Networking Services
  • Students
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

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