recently listened excellent talk jeffrey cole director center digital future annenberg school social networks digital media teens research insights digital revolution growing threw interesting light teen generation teens today technology ways thought entire digital industry geared develop gadgets gizmos generation social networking phenomenon facebook orkut demonstrated influence generation defining shape digital media cole lists characteristics teen future digital generation read newspaper stay informed news sources print media print media attracts interest magazines vogue bazar replaced online media glossy paper sniffable perfume reproduced online land-line phone mobile phone center universe communicate socialize entertained information financial transactions conduct business mobile phones noticed teenagers wear wrist watches time mobile phones won't watch television schedules networks create schedule tivo hulu youtube trust unknown peers experts interested source information information internet experience centers communities popularity on-line social networks teens proves communities socialize communicate source information affected advertisements branding truth teens accept generic player ipod move content freely easily platform platform content ties specific device player basement heard facebook blogs media cole puts minutes fame they'd megabytes fame instant messaging scraps walls mode communication email parents parent teenagers agree cole's observations online social networking great tool facebook orkut linked-in close extent kids curiosity lifeline 