1. Take a poll of your class (at least, the Gen-X and Gen-Y members). At school or work, how many regularly (e.g., daily or every few days) send or receive information (not entertainment) using (a) email, (b) instant messaging, (c) text messaging, (d) reading/writing blogs or microblogs (e.g., Twitter), (e) video calling (e.g., Skype), (f) visiting/posting to social networking sites (e.g., Facebook), (g) watching/creating online videos (e.g., YouTube)?
2. Even within this generation, there are different preferences for communication media. After conducting the poll above, ask students who don’t regularly use one or more of these methods why they don’t like that particular communication medium. Ask those who very often use these sources to give their point of view.
3. Companies have been slow and reluctant to adopt social media channels, online videos, and similar forms of communication. If you were a senior manager, how would you introduce these communication technologies in the workplace to share information and knowledge more effectively?