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Marketing
fromMacon Telegraph
1 day agoGeneration Z marketing strategies for small businesses
Understanding Gen Z's values and preferences is crucial for small businesses to effectively market and connect with this generation.
Marketing
fromColumbus Ledger-Enquirer
1 day agoGeneration Z marketing strategies for small businesses
Gen Z prioritizes sustainability, transparency, and social responsibility in their purchasing decisions.
Silicon Valley
fromFortune
17 hours agoHe was coding at 12 like Elon Musk and became one of Google's youngest ever CMOs-but now says Gen Z are better off ice skating than learning to code | Fortune
AI has rendered coding obsolete, emphasizing the need for creativity, resourcefulness, and execution instead.
#generational-differences
Digital life
fromBuzzFeed
4 weeks agoOlder People Are Sharing The Everyday Experiences From The Past That Are Suuuuuper Rare Now
Older adults describe everyday experiences from the 1950s-1980s that no longer exist today, including shared phone lines, elevator attendants, accessible firearms in public spaces, and inexpensive concert tickets.
Digital life
fromBuzzFeed
4 weeks agoOlder People Are Sharing The Everyday Experiences From The Past That Are Suuuuuper Rare Now
Older adults describe everyday experiences from the 1950s-1980s that no longer exist today, including shared phone lines, elevator attendants, accessible firearms in public spaces, and inexpensive concert tickets.
Parenting
fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoPeople raised in the 1960s and 70s didn't have optimized morning routines - they had chores, a bus to catch, and parents who didn't negotiate, and somehow that produced adults who know how to begin things without being ready - Silicon Canals
Morning routines have shifted from simple survival tasks to complex, optimized rituals filled with self-care and intention.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
3 days agoThere's a generation of people who were praised exclusively for being easy to deal with, and they became adults who genuinely cannot tell the difference between being content and being convenient. The two feelings merged so early that separating them now feels like surgery. - Silicon Canals
A false ground in electrical work symbolizes individuals raised to be easy, appearing fine but lacking true grounding in their own needs.
fromFast Company
6 days agoAmerican Girl is bringing back its original dolls. Moms might be excited but will your seven-year-old care?
American Girl was acquired by Mattel for $700 million and drifted steadily away from what made it special. The historical characters were retired, replaced by contemporary dolls reflecting girls' lives today.
Women in technology
Writing
fromSilicon Canals
1 week agoThe generation raised between 1960 and 1979 wasn't given resilience as a tangible concept - they were given broken bikes, difficult parents, tight budgets, and long summers with nothing to do, which turned out to be the same thing - Silicon Canals
Learning resilience comes from necessity and hands-on experience, not from formal instruction or discussions.
Careers
fromSilicon Canals
6 days agoI've watched three generations enter the workforce, and what Gen Z calls "hustle culture" is what my generation simply called showing up - but before you dismiss that as boomer arrogance, there's something underneath it worth understanding - Silicon Canals
Generational differences in work ethic reflect changing economic realities and expectations around fulfillment and mental health in the workplace.
fromSlate Magazine
6 days agoLonelygirl15 Was the Most Famous YouTuber in the World. No One Had Any Idea Who She Really Was.
Lonelygirl15 became a cultural phenomenon, drawing viewers into a narrative that blurred the lines between reality and fiction, ultimately reshaping how audiences interact with online content.
Media industry
Gadgets
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
3 weeks agoGen Z Is Obsessed With These 5 Cassette-Era Gadgets & They Just Got a Full Design Upgrade for 2026 - Yanko Design
Streaming's abundance created a thinner listening experience; cassette-era design principles combined with modern technology offer a solution through intentional, tactile music consumption products.
Apple
fromEntrepreneur
1 month agoThis Nostalgic Apple Product Is Making a Major Comeback - and You Can Thank Gen Z For It
Gen Z and young adults are purchasing used iPods to escape streaming fatigue and own their music libraries, with prices rising 60% since 2023 and search interest increasing 8% year-over-year.
fromHyperallergic
1 month agoWhat's a Gen X to Do?
Beleaguered Louvre president Laurence des Cars quits after a historic heist under her watch. The next morning, a new leader is announced. It's Christophe Leribault from the Palace of Versailles, a true museum animal who ran a few during his career.
Arts
Television
fromBusiness Insider
1 month agoFrom landlines to VHS tapes, millennials and Gen Z parents are bringing an analog childhood to Gen Alpha
Millennials and Gen Z parents are introducing retro items like VHS tapes, Tin Can phones, and physical media to their children to foster connection, imagination, and independence while slowing down screen time.
UK news
fromSilicon Canals
2 months agoI grew up in the 70s and didn't realize these 8 childhood experiences were unusual until I talked to younger generations - Silicon Canals
1970s childhoods involved unsupervised outdoor freedom that fostered independence, problem-solving, and risk assessment, unlike today's highly supervised childhoods.
fromBusiness Insider
1 month agoCoach's former CEO said Gen Z is most similar to the 60s generation
So I've seen generations change, and Gen Z is the generation that's most similar to my generation, the sixties. They're very value-driven. They're concerned with climate, they're concerned with authenticity, truth, being who they are, and relationships.
Fashion & style
Relationships
fromSilicon Canals
2 months ago8 things boomers swore they'd never become that they've slowly turned into anyway-and their kids see it even if they don't - Silicon Canals
A generation that once embraced change has become resistant to technology and critical of younger generations while repeating the same behaviors they condemned.
fromSilicon Canals
2 months ago9 things Boomers refuse to throw away that their kids will put straight in the trash without opening - Silicon Canals
My father kept manuals for products we hadn't owned in years, filed alphabetically in a cabinet. When I asked why, he looked at me like I'd suggested burning money. "What if we need to look something up?" The concept of finding any manual online in seconds just doesn't compute for a generation that had to rely on these paper lifelines.
Relationships
fromFortune
1 month agoGen Zers and millennials flock to so-called analog islands 'because so little of their life feels tangible' | Fortune
As technology distracts, polarizes and automates, people are still finding refuge on analog islands in the digital sea. The holdouts span the generation gaps, uniting elderly and middle-aged enclaves born in the pre-internet times with the digital natives raised in the era of online ubiquity. They are setting down their devices to paint, color, knit and play board games. Others carve out time to mail birthday cards and salutations written in their own hand.
Digital life
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago8 things every boomer kid knew how to do by age 12 that most adults today would need to Google - Silicon Canals
Last weekend, I was visiting a friend when his teenage son asked how to address an envelope. Not how to write a formal letter, mind you, just the basic mechanics of where to put the return address. It struck me that what seemed like essential knowledge when I was growing up has become almost arcane wisdom in the digital age.
Digital life
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