-
The Cell Phone Generation
Wireless has opened up entirely new forms of communications from text messaging to the idea of mobility as a feature that more important than signal quality. In this video from the 2008 OPASTCO Summer Convention, Tim Owens of Cronin Communications talks about the results of their survey of this so-called cell phone generation or, as…
-
Youth Our Are Present – The Video
The following video is from the OPASTCO 2007 Summer Convention. The decision to film this was made at the last minute and there wasn’t time or resources to obtain a better audio feed. Additionally, there were several technical problems with the microphones. Despite the technical difficulties, the insight provided by the youth on this focus…
-
Youth Are Our Present – The Results
The report and video, available below, provide commentary and the responses to a survey regarding communication trends among today’s American rural youth. The purpose of this survey was to understand how rural youth from OPASTCO-member (or equivalent) communities consume media and technology. Sharing of some of the results from this survey took place during the panel,…
-
The Importance of Youth to the Present
Anika Enos of Gila River Telecommunications, Inc. gave an impassioned wake-up call for independent telcos to observe and understand how the younger generation – the so-called millennials and echo-boomers – uses media. She provided real-life examples to point out that tomorrow’s customers will not be landline and television centric, but will be more oriented to…
