iGen and our Addiction to the Internet

Digital ethnology brings up the constant issue facing Generation Y, also referred to as iGen. I think the title of the video, Digital ethnology, is an interesting, but perfect description for the topic. Ethnology is defined as dealing with the scientific description of individual cultures. What I get out of this video is that Web 2.0 could define Generation Y.

Web 2.0 has more of an effect on someone entering the workforce than is initially apparent. The most significant thing is how much information is on the internet about anyone looking for a job. For example, an empolyer can look at facebook and see a side of a potential employee that probably would not show in an interview. They could also see blogs such as this one, or a personal webpage. Because of the easy access to the internet, Generation Y specifically, has posted more inforation on the internet. This is the exact point of the video, the fact that our generation can edit the internet and as a result put more personal information on it. So I would say Web 2.0 is beneficial to empoyers more so than employees. To people already in the workforce, they have to be careful of how much personal information gets out that their bosses could see. Facebook picutures can be put up and tagged of you and you have no control over your friends tagging pictures. This is where employees have to be careful.

At the end of the video, it listed a few things we "need to rethink." The last three were love, family, and ourselves. Thats messed up. If we change the way we define love, family, and ourselves. The internet and our relationship with it has gone too far. Yes there are online dating services and everything, but if our generation is defined by those, I might have to remove myself from it (yes its possible?). Anyway this video addresses real issues but my opinion is that it sucks how dependent our generation is on the internet.