Leigh, you're always full of great ideas! =) When I find myself travelling enough to get one of those memberships for free, then I know it'll probably be worth doing so. =)

Unfortunately, Philippine Airlines isn't part of the Star Alliance (or of any alliance, I think =( ), so our last trip to the Philippines is going to languish in the great frequent-flyer limbo. But that's okay - next time... <grin>

Paul: Yes! <laugh>

2x2: Yup, gotta work on that one more. =) In the presentation with my last-minute edits, I added some circles to highlight which cell I was talking about, but the Slideshare one didn't have the circles. I was playing around with different configurations for the 2x2 matrix I put in there. I couldn't put the Have:No,Want:Yes cell in the first column because I wanted the arrow to to point forward, which in left-to-right cultures means putting it in the second column. That meant I was choosing between:

(1)
|      |     | Want |       |  
|      |     | No   | Yes   |
| Have | No  | X    | ->    |
|      | Yes | ?    | check |

(2)
|      |     | Want |       | 
|      |     | No   | Yes   |
| Have | Yes | ?    | check |
|      | No  | X    | ->    |

(3)
|      |     | Have  |      |
|      |     | Yes   | No   |
| Want | Yes | check | ->   |
|      | No  | ?     | X    |

(4)
|      |     | Have  |      |
|      |     | Yes   | No   |
| Want | No  | ?     | X    |
|      | Yes | check | ->   |

I went with (2), but on further reflection, (1) would've been even better, and it would follow normal reading order, too. It would contrast the frowny with the smiley, and the axes wouldn't be inverted. =) Next time! Kaizen - relentless improvement. Thanks for the prompt!

Also, regarding graphical style: I don't think it'll get much more polished than this, unless I actually manage to figure out how to draw anything aside from stick figures... =)

In general, when I talk about Web 2.0 and things like that, I point out that it isn't just a Gen Y thing. Heck, my mom has two blogs: one about the business of photography, and the other one about our family stories. =)

I do talk about some Gen Y-specific things, though, and part of it is in response to what people tell me about their perceptions of Gen Y.

For example, I find it interesting that Gen Y coverage in popular media occasionally includes quotes from older managers complaining about the new generation's lack of work ethic because they're not interested in working late nights, weekends, and holidays. Looking at the world through my Gen Y glasses, I'm very firmly in the camp of working sustainably and having a life instead of burning myself out just for work.

The gap between people who check Facebook during work and people who frown on this "goofing off" also often looks like a generation gap. People who grew up with watercooler conversations might not immediately appreciate that for many people, the watercooler is online.

Different priorities and needs for privacy seem more like a life stage thing rather than a generational thing. At this point in my life, I get a lot of benefits from risking and sharing more than most people I know do, but I can understand why other people choose otherwise.

The fact that my generation is still in the process of figuring out a whole lot about work, love, and life is also a generational thing. Most older people have things mostly figured out, or at least at the point where they feel that they know something.

=) So I'm mostly inclusive, and I know people in various generations who fit the early-adopter profile, but there are also specific things about my cohort that are worth exploring. I don't think we're more special than other generations--not in the Millennials-are-going-to-save-us-all kind of thing that pop media sometimes does when they're not complaining about our work ethic!--but it's worth thinking about the similarities and the differences, particularly as I've got the blinders of assumptions on (but life has always worked this way!).

There's probably a post in here somewhere...