The Goddess Professor Speaks

I just had an interesting conversation with a colleague from another department. Through this conversation, I uttered the phrase: "they're the app generation." His reply: "I think you just coined a phrase." Well, while I realize I didn't actually coin this phrase (there's already a book out with that phrase as the title), this conversation did  make me think about what this means. So, what is  the App Generation? We are so busy calling the current age of people the Millennial Generation, but how long will that phrase last? Is it more apropos to call them the App Generation? Is it fair to label only the Millennials the App Generation or does this label fit to many more people than that? We're so tied to our mobile devices and the latest app and what it can do for us, to us, with us. We're so tethered to the electronic leashes and those little icons that connect us to various things. Apps rule our lives. They help us connect to content, f...