The Next Great Generation

An online magazine written by and for the Millennial Generation.

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Haven’t Spoken to You in Five Years, But I Know What You Did Last Summer

By on Mar 24, 2011
Categories: Internet Week

If you check out your list of friends on Facebook, how many are people you actually call on a regular basis? And how many are people you haven’t talked to in five years?

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Are we to blame for ‘Facebook stalking’?

By on Mar 7, 2011
Categories: Technology

The Breakup Notifier app takes Facebook stalking to a new level and is immediately shut down. Still, the app got millions of downloads in its short lifespan, which begs the question: is it the privacy settings that are out of control? Or is it us?

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Unfriending Day or “Sorry You’ve Gotta Go!”

By on Nov 18, 2010
Categories: Technology

Yesterday was National Unfriending Day on Facebook (thanks Jimmy Kimmel!) and my friend list hasn’t been updated for a while, so when a fellow TNGG-er mentioned it on Twitter, I immediately replied back saying I was up for the challenge.

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Facebook: A Resume of Love?

By on Jul 2, 2010
Categories: Technology

Facebook ruined dating. Kind of. On the one hand, the site causes neurosis, over-analysis, obsession and all things that stomp any fledgling relationship to death. On the other hand, it also makes it harder for lies, cheating and deceit, perhaps forcing stray-prone partners into submission.

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Are You A Facebook Creeper?

By on Dec 22, 2009
Categories: Technology

We’re a generation molded to embrace online social networking. From e-mail to AIM to today’s overwhelming amount of social networking websites, we feed on the ability to connect with people online. At the center of it all is Facebook with over 350 million users. What’s driving this phenomenon that makes us so eager to log [...]

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