The Generation Born in the Digital Age

Bibliographic Post #5

Moodie, G. (2015, February 11). Generation Z: Born in the digital age with so much FOMO. Retrieved April 14, 2015, from http://www.biznews.com/grubstreet/social-media-2/2015/02/11/generation-z-born-digital-age-much-fomo/

Social Media has changed our lives. Generation Z is the generation born into the digital age. They do everything and anything online, they get all the latest trends from social media and their vocabulary is filled with world that older generations can’t comprehend. They find it easier to talk to their friends online through the form of instant messaging instead of talking to them in person, and are on dating websites by the age of 16, sometimes even before they are 16. With the help of social media teens have self educated themselves and learned a lot of new things from videos on youtube. Generation Z live in the constant fear of missing out or “FOMO” as it’s called, they always want to be updated with the latest news and trends and can’t stand being kept out of the loop. Facebook has been the main go to website for them, while Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, and Tumblr are used as well. They also make video blogs and post them on Youtube or Vine in hopes of becoming “The Next Big Thing.” The future of this generation however is that they share the same goal as every other generation, and that is to change the world, which a quarter of american teens are already doing.