Here Comes Gen Y!

Lately I came across a number of articles, on ezines and posts, harping about Gen Y, or echo-boomers. Being myself from Gen X, I was wondering, Who are they?

How are they changing today and tomorrow?
Following are some of the details I dug up while crawling over the net.

Demographics :-

• Year : No definitive birth years.By consensus bracketed between 1984-1993.
• Children of Baby Boomers.
• The younger cousins of Generation X'ers.
• Largest Generation after the Gen X'ers(40 million). Gen Y comes to 80 million.
• 38% of this generation say they are non-white.
  

Also Known As :-

• Generation Y • Generation WHY
• Generation Next • Nexers
• Millenniums • Digital Generation
• Echo oomers • Boomlets
• Baby Busters • I Generation
• Net Generation • Netizens
• Gaming Generation(along with youngerGen Xers)

Characterised By :-

• Techno-savvy
• Connected…24/7
• Self-confident • Optimistic
• Hopeful • Independent
• Comfortably self-reliant
• Determined • Goal oriented
• Success driven • Lifestyle centered
• Diverse • Inclusive
• Global-, civic- andcommunity-minded
• Pulling together • Service oriented
• Entrepreneurial

An article on how to deal with this new generation ?

The baby boomers’ kids are called the echo generation. These kids grew up with the Internet, bits and bytes. They’re not afraid of technology. In fact, they embrace it. More so than their parents. Where the child passes the parent in adoption and use of technology is known as the ‘generation lap’. However, there is one important point - they do not see the Internet as technology anymore than a car, radio or refrigerator.
They have become an authority on the Internet, the single biggest innovation in our society. This net-generation is curious, intelligent, focused, willing to adapt to change, self reliant and confident. They have been told that it will be hard to find jobs. This group could well be the largest generation of entrepreneurs. Because they are net-intelligent, they love to collaborate, work together and share information. After all, what good is knowledge and information if it cannot be shared?