Tuesday, September 19, 2006

They are the future – and they’re coming to a workplace near you (FT)

They are the future – and they’re coming to a workplace near you
By Lee Rainie
Published: September 19 2006 18:20 Last updated: September 19 2006 18:20

As consultant Marc Prensky calculates it, the life arc of a typical 21-year-old entering the workforce today has, on average, included 5,000 hours of video game playing, exchange of 250,000 e-mails, instant messages, and phone text messages, 10,000 hours of mobile phone use. To that you can add 3,500 hours of time online.

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