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I’ve recently started using a new aggregating resource called NewsCred, which allows you to “Create and discover newspapers about the things you love.” Which really means that popular resources of topics of my join find their way to my inbox. This morning I read an article (thanks to NewsCred), Millennial Breakdown, which presented the findings of a pretty simple, yet intriguing survey about beliefs and lifestyles of 18-29 year olds.

Some of the findings:

• Only 5 percent of Millennials disapproved of interracial marriage
• While 38 percent over 65 thought it was negative for mothers with children to work outside the home, only 23 percent of Millennials agreed
• 64 percent of Millennials maintaining a belief in God compared to 73 percent in those over 30
• 64 percent have texted while driving.
• Nearly four in 10 had at least one tattoo, and 18 percent have more than six. This is a sharp contrast to the Baby Boomer generation which only had 15 percent of respondents saying they sport body art.

To find out how well you fit these findings, log on to pewresearch.org/millennials and take its quiz: “How Millennial Are You?”. I am apparently 96% Millennial.

The headline pretty much says it all …


Who: Quarterlife Magazine and any eligible generation y person
What: Free iPhone (times 2 – one for winner and one for nominator)
Where: QuarterlifeMag.com
When: nominations end December 31. The giveaway will be January 10th.
Why: a) they’re crazy b) they’re cool … you decide
How:

Know someone in Generation Y who is making a difference or a shining example of what it means to be part of the world’s largest global generation?

Then share it with us!

E-mail Quarterlife Magazine (contest@quarterlifemag.com) and tell us why your friend is an ideal Generation-Y individual and win them an iPhone – and if your nomination wins, you get an iPhone, too!

the following guest post was written by Matt Wilson of Under 30 CEO

With the hype of Twitter everyone wants to know–how do I use this tool to successfully grow my business? The answer is public relations. As described by Wikipedia “Public relations (PR) is the practice of managing the flow of information between an organization and its publics.” What better tool to have than a platform where you can send messages out to the publics on behalf of the company?

But I’m a startup, nobody cares about my company

So, let’s start at stage one, it’s time to get press for your startup by forming valuable relationships on Twitter. (more…)

This guest post was written by Carlos Miceli. Argentinian. Questioner of things. Carlos posts daily short posts at Owl Sparks and can also be found on twitter: @CarlosMic.

Labels are the downside about the “community” thing.

We as a culture feel the need to label everything: our clothing style, our musical preference, you name it. It’s worrying.

Sure, we do it to belong. To feel closer to one another. To separate ourselves from outsiders.

But here’s the problem:

Labels are limits.

We need to be part of something bigger, that’s ok.

The problem comes when our need for exclusion comes before our need for belonging.

People don’t realize how much they lose when they exclude those other labels as learning opportunities. How much they stop growing.

Don’t ever label yourself as anything that will limit you.

If there’s a label that’s worth the effort, is being open-minded.

My question for Carlos, and you guys, is – where is the line between labeling yourself for the purpose of belonging versus excluding? I label myself as a 20-something because I enjoy conversing with other 20somethings about life. This is not the say I won’t have a great conversation with a 35 year old. What do you think?

This is the cutest vlog I may have EVER seen! Belle Renee’s video blog is her ode to what being apart of 20sb (20-something bloggers) means to her. First, I must say, I love the song! Pretty sure that will be my new ringtone for my soul sisters! And secondly, I think Renee’s points really are the major advantages of having a sense of community anywhere online (and I suppose in real life too). While I am partial to 20sb and Brazen Careerist, if you’re community is mommy bloggers you can still have all of these perks. Just find your people and share with them!

vlog day 8/17/09 from Renee W on Vimeo.