A flipbook looking at the millenial generation and their mobile phones

1. Changing
technology:
Millenials
And Mobiles
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2. “I‟d rather give up, like a kidney, than my
phone. How did you manage before?
Carrier pigeons? Letters?” – Cameron Kirk
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3. Phones used to be utilized for just that, phoning people. No
internet or status updates or photographs to look at. Now it
has become a way to pass the time or even kill time. The
development of technology has left the Millenial generation
always looking down at their screen.
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4. With heightened accessibility and technology‟s increasing importance and
value to society children are now conditioned to be attached to their phones,
to always be looking down. So much so that an 8 year old can work a
mobile phone better than an 82 year old
Photo: Claudi Moschi

5. It‟s said that the wealth of phone manufacturers is due to versions.
In Apple‟s case, that‟s why there are 5 different iPhones. The Millenials
have become the biggest version consumer demographic in society,
holding an out with the old in with the new policy
http://blogs.btcalgary.ca/yawney/turn-old-gadgets-into-cash

6. „“I think that cellphones are something that teenagers can‟t live without
because we are always living in the now and technology allows us
to be constantly updated on everything that is happening in the
world. I use it a lot,” senior Matthew Douglas said.‟
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7. Classroom distractions used to be note passing and spitballs,
now it’s become browsing instagram, tweeting or
snapchatting for an entire class. Mobile phones have made
it much harder to pay attention to your surroundings.
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8. With the development of the smart phone came the development of
more uses for it. Nowadays a phone is an mp3, camera, computer,
and credit card all in one. Teenagers have become so attached to
their phones because it is essentially their lives in a device.
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9. Remember having to remember to bring your camera to events
with you? Smartphones, and most other types of phones now
come with a quality camera built into them. The Millenials have
become a generation of mass photographers
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10. Photography has also become less of a niche interest in teenagers, the
majority of Millenials now use photo apps such as instagram and edit them as
well. “The whole world becomes a photo agency at that point. More so than
ever before.”
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11. Mobiles provide the Millenials with a constant distraction
within arms reach. Along with social media apps, phones also
became video game consoles. Further adding to the addictive
nature of mobile devices.
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12. Mobile phones have changed the way teenagers interact.
Before smartphones typically you‟d call or text someone to know what
they‟re doing, who they‟re with or where they are, now via Twitter,
Facebook and Instagram you don‟t even have to ask.
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13. Computers are of lesser importance to the Millenials as before
because they can as easily surf the web on their phones. “One in
four young people say they are “cell-mostly” Internet users,
a percentage that increases to about half when the phone is a
smartphone.”
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14. For many, mobile phones have become apart of the day’s outfit.
With thousands of available cases for purchase dressing up your phone has
become highly fashionable and makes it even more personalized. As
teenage girls used to bedazzle their phones or iPods they are now buying
fashionable cases for their smartphones.
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15. The implications that mobiles have had on the Millenials
are both good and bad, though the majority of them
bad
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16. Mobile phones have helped to keep people connected, but at what
price? Mobiles have meant that teenagers are never truly alone.
They are always messaging, viewing people‟s photos and thoughts. So
that when they are alone, without their phone, they are not equipped to
deal with it and often feel depressed
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17. Mobiles have led millenials to rarely truly be focused on one
thing, their attention is split between multiple things at
nearly all times.
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18. Phones and the advancement of its functions has also led to
relationship strain and hardships. With apps such as snapchat,
where your actions are immediately erased, distrust is created. Paranoia
is also often caused if you are not getting a response but see them
tweet.
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19. Though the millenials are the future, and mobile phones will help
increase productivity and are extremely significant to the economy, it
is important to note the downfalls of millenial mobile
addiction and take steps to moderate mobile use.
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20. Sources:
http://readwrite.com/2013/04/08/teenagers-
smartphones-how-theyre-changing-the-world
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/26/instagram-and-
the-new-era-of-paparazzi/?ref=technology
http://www.ctvnews.ca/more-youth-use-smartphones-to-
log-online-u-s-report-1.1193559#ixzz2Qnxqu5cd