Generation AlphaGeneration Alpha, often shortened to Gen Alpha, is the demographic cohort succeeding Generation Z and preceding the proposed Generation Beta. While researchers and popular media loosely identify the early 2010s as the starting birth years and the mid 2020s as the ending birth years, these ranges are not precisely defined and may vary depending on the source.
Generation XGeneration X, often shortened to Gen X, is the demographic cohort following the baby boomers and preceding millennials. Researchers and popular media often use the mid-1960s as its starting birth years and the late 1970s to early 1980s as its ending birth years, with the generation generally defined as people born from 1965 to 1980. By this definition and U.S. census data, there are 65.2 million Gen Xers in the United States as of 2019.Baby boomersBaby boomers, often shortened to boomers, are the demographic cohort preceded by the Silent Generation and followed by Generation X. The generation is often defined as people born from 1946 to 1964. These years span the mid-20th-century baby boom that followed the end of World War II. The dates, the demographic context, and the cultural identifiers may vary by country.
Generation ZGeneration Z, often shortened to Gen Z and informally known as Zoomers, is the demographic cohort succeeding Millennials and preceding Generation Alpha. Researchers and popular media use the mid-to-late 1990s as starting birth years and the early 2010s as ending birth years, with the generation typically being defined as people born from 1997 to 2012.
GlobalizationIncreasing worldwide interdependenceTop-left: showing early migration patterns of humans across the globe as part of the history of globalization. Top-right: the Namban ship carrying Europeans to trade with Japan. Middle-left: the headquarters of the United Nations in international territory within Midtown Manhattan, New York City.
Social mediaVirtual online communitiesVarious social media platformsSocial media are new media technologies that facilitate the creation, sharing and aggregation of content (such as ideas, interests, and other forms of expression) amongst virtual communities and networks.ZalphasZalphas (also called Zalpha, Gen Zalpha, or Generation Zalpha) are a social cohort encompassing people born on the cusp of or during the later years of Generation Z and the early years of Generation Alpha. Sources typically describe Zalphas as those born from the late 2000s to mid–2010s. They have been described as children of younger Gen X and older millennials.
Cohort (statistics)In statistics, epidemiology, marketing and demography, a cohort is a group of subjects who share a defining characteristic (typically subjects who experienced a common event in a selected time period, such as birth or graduation). It is often used synonymously with social generation in demographics, marketing, and social science, where it means "people within a delineated population who experience the same significant events within a given period of time."
MyspaceMyspace (formerly stylized as MySpace, currently myspace; and sometimes my␣, with an elongated open box symbol) is an American social networking service. Launched on August 1, 2003, it was the first social network to reach a global audience and had a significant influence on technology, pop culture and music.
LiveJournalLiveJournal (Russian: Живой Журнал or ЖЖ), formerly stylised as LiVEJOURNAL, is a Russian-owned social networking service where users can keep a blog, journal, or diary. American programmer Brad Fitzpatrick started LiveJournal on April 15, 1999, as a way of keeping his high school friends updated on his activities. In January 2005, American blogging software company Six Apart purchased Danga Interactive, the company that operated LiveJournal, from Fitzpatrick.
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Information AgeIndustrial shift to information technologyA laptop connected to the Internet displaying information from Wikipedia. Long-distance communication between computer systems is a hallmark of the Information Age.LocationWorldwideKey eventsInvention of the transistor (1947)Mass adoption of PCs (1980s)Commercialization of the Internet (1990s)Alternate name:Digital RevolutionCore Catalyst: Transition from analog and mechanical tech to digital electronics.
Developing countryNation with a relatively low living standardComparison of countries by their level of development (six criteria: HDI, WESP, WB, DAC, IMF, Paris Club) 4+ criteria 3 criteria 2 criteria 1 criterionWorld bank income groupsA developing country is a country with a less-developed industrial base and a lower Human Development Index (HDI) relative to developed countries. However, this definition is not universally agreed upon.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.