This was the technology platform they were born into
Erm...no. The technology this generation was born into was the internet, and it wasn't until barely 10 years ago that the social web became what it is. The aspects of social activity is the technology this generation was born into, and the only reason this is relevant for discussion is that just like we evolved out of IRC, ICQ and are moving away from AIM, too they will move away from centralized, top-down hierarchies of managing social interactions.
Erm...no. The technology this generation was born into was the internet, and it wasn't until barely 10 years ago that the social web became what it is. The aspects of social activity is the technology this generation was born into, and the only reason this is relevant for discussion is that just like we evolved out of IRC, ICQ and are moving away from AIM, too they will move away from centralized, top-down hierarchies of managing social interactions.