Cell Phones

Tapscott talks a lot about media and how it is different from the Net Generation and the Boomer Generation. One topic I found interesting was the cell phone topic. Tapscott states how the Net Geners use this tool of choice as access to the web anymore. We live around these small cellular devices for access to friends, family, web, and more. 72 percent of 13 - 17 year-olds in US have a mobile phone, which leads to the next statement that most teens say they would be disconnected from the world without their phone. The Boomers do not use phones for these uses but mainly just to call up family and friends rather than send a quick text like the Net Generation would do. The statistics stated about cell phones were almost expected but also eye opening, such as how many teens have a cell phon and how many minutes spent on the phone and so forth. This small device has a great future ahead of itself. I found a website that was related to this topic. This site shows a lot of statistics about cell phones like Tapscott was talking. It shows what they use them for and why, but mainly about what the teens want out of cell phones in the future. It is as if they are just not good enough. Take a look at this site Cell Phones Key to Teens Social Life... and mainly what the teens want for the future orf the phone. Some of the thoughts are good but some seem far fetched. What does anyone think of these ideas??