http://www.agts.edu/faculty/faculty_publications/articles/creps_generations_chart.pdf

During our discussion of some of the technological differences between the decades in class, I thought it would be equally interesting to see how technology has shaped the different generations.  The link features a chart featuring four overall groupings of various generations:  The builders (born between 1922-1945), the boomers (1943-1960), the busters (born 1961-1998), and the bridgers (1980-current).  Asides from sharing different generational historical markers (such as the end of the cold war, or the 9/11 attacks), the chart features categories ranging from family life, work ethic, to different attitudes common to each generational grouping.  What I found most interesting was how for the boomers and busters, family and work were the primary influences on their lives.  For the busters and bridgers, on the other hand, there is a very strong connection to technology, from the introduction of the VCR and Nintendo, to the DVD, Xbox and Play Station.  Though words such as “hard workers” and “service-oriented” marked the older generations in the workplace, words such as “techno-literate” and “technological-savvy” and “social networking” define the newer generations.