What does Wired Generation mean?

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What does Wired Generation mean?

Answer 1

Short and sweet answer:

It's just an idiom (expression) that refers to a generation of people dependent on technological devices.

Since these devices are usually characterized by the presence of wires, by extension people can be said to be 'wired in' (connected) to a 'grid' (network of other devices and people).

Ironically, even if the devices are wireless, a person can still be considered 'wired'.

Another note:

The use of the word 'generation' does not exclude adults who started out without the luxury of instant communication and have since become integrated into the digital network. It refers to an entire age of people living at the same time. If you wanted to be specific about kids growing up with technology, I'd refer you to Generation Y or Generation Z.

Answer 2

The Wired Generation Takes It One Step Farther:

Modern nomads carry almost no paper because they access their documents on their laptop computers, mobile phones or online. Increasingly, they don’t even bring laptops. Many engineers at Google, the leading internet company and a magnet for nomads, travel with only a BlackBerry, iPhone or other “smart phone”. If ever the need arises for a large keyboard and some earnest typing, they sit down in front of the nearest available computer anywhere in the world, open its web browser and access all their documents online.

http://www.lockergnome.com/digitalzen/20...

Growing up with the wired generation

Today's teenagers use technology to stay in touch with friends at all times - turning their bedrooms into 'connected cocoons'

Being sent to your bedroom used to be a punishment: now it's a teen dream. Through personal computers, mobile phones and gaming consoles, teenagers are spurning antisocial angst for a culture of "connected cocooning".

It's a phrase coined by music channel MTV to describe how the current 16-to-24-year-old "MTV generation" is permanently plugged into a network of digital devices, bringing the world to their fingertips in a way no previous generation has ever experienced.

Such limitless communication is having a revolutionary impact on the way young people interact, socialise, work and play. This tech-savvy teen tribe is united as never before, with the lonely search for identity set to become a vision of the past.

"Technologies certainly do create cultural phenomenon, whether for good or for ill," says Windsor Holden, senior analyst at Analysys. "Young people have seen all these different facilities, adapted them and changed the means of communication."

MTV's recently released Generations report on the lives of the MTV (ages 16 to 24) and VH1 (ages 25 to 44) generations defines how technology has driven differences between these age groups.

Young, early adopters have become used to instant gratification, the report found. Globalisation and consumerism do not deter. Instead, brands define and give a sense of belonging. Devices and their uses displace the real and the virtual, creating a world where you can be who you want to be. And joining the digital march isn't just a personal choice; to play a part in youth society, it is imperative to be switched on, charged up and always connected.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/200...

Answer 3

how about all the young people that go around with earphones hanging out of their ears ??