From Sockhop To SnapChat: Generational Differences
1. Susan Weinschenk, Ph.D.
Aka “The Brain Lady”
@thebrainlady
susan@theteamw.com
WIAD, Milwaukee, February 2016
From Sock Hop To
Snapchat: Truths
And Myths About
Generational
Differences
50. 36% of babies had swiped a touch screen before age 1
36% of babies had used an app before age 2
38% of toddlers had used a mobile or tablet device for at least an
hour a day
(Hilda Kabali, 2015)
65. Myth Or Truth?
Millennials don’t have money.
If you have net worth of $10,000 than you are
wealthier than half of everyone under the age of 35
66. Myth Or Truth?
Millennials are so bored with life
most of them just look at their
phone for no reason at all. They
just stare at it.
67. Myth Or Truth?
Millennials are so bored with life
most of them just look at their
phone for no reason at all. They
just stare at it.
68. Myth Or Truth?
76% of cell owners ages 18 to 29 use their phone
at least occasionally in public for no particular
reason, just for something to do.
90. Myth Or Truth?
27% of all video game
players are over 50
There are the same number of people over
50 who play games as there are people
ages 18-35, or under 18