The Next Great Generation

An online magazine written by and for the Millennial Generation.

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Facebook Files $5 Billion IPO (Insert “Cooler Than a Million Dollars” Quote Here)

By on Feb 2, 2012
Categories: Featured Post, Technology

The IPO is Facebook’s first step toward becoming a publicly traded company. It’s a long way from the company’s humble (or relatively at least) beginnings in Mark Zuckerberg’s Harvard dorm room only eight years ago.

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Professional Facebook Stalkers? A New Study on Gen Y

By on Jan 10, 2012
Categories: Business

A recent study claims we may be using Facebook ‘inadvertently as an extension of our professional selves.’

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Facebook Timeline: Embracing Our Life Stories Without Deleting Our Past

By on Dec 21, 2011
Categories: Featured Post, Technology

I can’t speak for everyone, but I’m pretty sure everyone hates Timeline. I did too — but not anymore.

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3 Charts About Your Life

By on Nov 20, 2011
Categories: Lifestyle

Here are some charts and infographics about things like mean girls, Thanksgiving advice, and why you sucked at group projects.

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What is Facebook + Journalists?

By on Nov 11, 2011
Categories: Technology

For those of us about to enter the job market, we already know that organizations scrutinize our social media presence before we even step in for an interview, so it’s time to take it to the next level.

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TNGG Loves: Wine, Ninja Turtles, Full House

By on Oct 21, 2011
Categories: TNGG Weekly Columns

Our weekly column, TNGG Loves, features a collection of people, products, activities, and trends that are adored by our generation. In this week’s issue: Full House, Facebook Friends, and TMNT.

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Life After Death in the Land of Social Media

By on Oct 16, 2011
Categories: Technology

Recently, my friend tragically passed away from cancer at the age of 24. We weren’t exceptionally close, but her genuine kindness stood out in the two summers we worked together at an amusement park. Since we both ended up moving afterward, we used Facebook to keep in touch. If it weren’t for the social media [...]

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The Way We Communicate: Pros and Cons

By on Oct 13, 2011
Categories: Lifestyle

Here are the pros and cons, dos and don’ts, and disclaimers of modern communication, from email to texts to Facebook pokes.

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How to Scrapbook

By on Oct 4, 2011
Categories: TNGG Weekly Columns

When Facebook is old news, how are you going to preserve and share your memories? Erica shares her tips for how to scrapbook.

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The Timeline: The Biggest Thing to Happen on Facebook Since Facebook

By on Sep 27, 2011
Categories: Technology

With the Timeline, Facebook takes the core of the social media site – the user profile – and turns it into a time capsule of sorts, in Zuck’s latest grab for world domination.

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