September 2010 archive

Ask an Echo Boomer

FAQ

We have added a new page and forum topic to the site that allows the public to ask questions to be answered by someone from Gen Y.  If you have a question (example, “why do echo boomers like iPod and iPhones so much” or “what can my company do to retain Generation Y employees”), this …

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Gen Y: What is Most Important in Life?

Poll of the Day

This poll is to judge what is important in life for Gen Y.  Is Generation Y more relaxed, ambitious, greedy, egotistical, or just plain balanced?  Please feel free to cast your vote if you are from Gen Y (born in 80s and 90s), comment, or join the discussion in the forum on why you chose …

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Generation Y: Assertive with High Standards in the Workplace

Gen Y in the workplace

While some have dubbed Generation Y as being lazy with a sense of self-entitlement, these are just misunderstandings and baseless generalizations made by older generations.  From the Millennials point of view, the world is held to a high set of standards which is inherited perspective passed down from the parents and reinforced by society’s culture. …

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Date/Age Range of Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Generation Y

Generation Timeline

Here is the date range comparison between these 3 generations.  Note that the start and end date are debatable.  As I said in a previous post, generations don’t end with black and white borders.  They fade into one another, so you will see an overlap of age.  Without further adieu, here are the ranges: Baby …

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Are You an Echo Boomer?

Generation Y

Generational gaps do not have black and white borders but a shaded gray area.  The baby boomers, for example, started sometime between the time frame of 1946 and 1953 and ending sometime around 1964.  Being the children and grandchildren of the baby boomer generation, the echo boomers, started sometime around 1977-1982 and lasting until 1995-2000 …

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What political view do you affiliate with?

Political Compass

We are kicking off the content of the site with a political poll. Feel free to cast your vote. Please keep in mind this is for generation Y voters only. Please respect the integrity and anonymity of the poll.

Hello world!

Gone live

TheEchoBoom has gone live as of Saturday, September 18th, 2010. Currently, we are messing around with styling, formatting, and overall layout.  We are also looking into our forum options and how that will integrate into the main site.  We are hoping to have a working blog, forum, and polls by the end of the week.  …

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