by 401K

Question by : What do you think of the comparisons of the Millennial Generation to the G.I.(WW2) Generation?
“”High (Silent Generation)

The First Turning is a High. This is a post-Crisis era when institutions are strong and individualism is weak. Society is confident about where it wants to go collectively, though those outside the majoritarian center often feel stifled by the conformity.[41] America’s most recent First Turning was the post-World War II American High, beginning in 1946 and ending with the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. The Silent Generation (Artist archetype, born 1925 to 1942) came of age during this era. Known for their caution, conformity, and institutional trust, Silent young adults epitomized the mood of the High. Most married early, sought stable corporate jobs, and moved into new suburbs.[42]“”

“”Awakening (Baby Boomers)

The Second Turning is an Awakening. This is an era when institutions are attacked in the name of personal and spiritual autonomy. Just when society is reaching its high tide of public progress, people suddenly tire of social discipline and want to recapture a sense of personal authenticity. Young activists look back at the previous High as an era of cultural and spiritual poverty.[43] America’s most recent Awakening was the “Consciousness Revolution,” which spanned from the campus and inner-city revolts of the mid 1960s to the tax revolts of the mid 1980s. The Boom Generation (Prophet archetype, born 1943 to 1960) came of age during this era. Their idealism and search for authentic self-expression epitomized the mood of the Awakening.[44]“”

“”Unraveling (Generation X)

The Third Turning is an Unraveling. The mood of this era is in many ways the opposite of a High: Institutions are weak and distrusted, while individualism is strong and flourishing. Highs come after Crises, when society wants to coalesce and build. Unravelings come after Awakenings, when society wants to atomize and enjoy.[45] America’s most recent Unraveling was the Long Boom and Culture Wars, beginning in the mid 1980s and ending in the late 2000s. The era began during the second term of (Reagan’s “Morning in America”), which has developed into an edgy popular culture, a pervasive distrust of institutions and leaders, and the splitting of national consensus into competing “values” camps. Generation X (Nomad archetype, born 1961-1981) came of age during this era. Their non-committal lack of attachment, free agency and media perceived directionlessness epitomized the mood of the Unraveling.[46]“”"

“”Crisis (Millennial Generation)

The Fourth Turning is a Crisis. This is an era in which America’s institutional life is destroyed and rebuilt in response to a perceived threat to the nation’s survival. Civic authority revives, cultural expression redirects towards community purpose, and people begin to locate themselves as members of a larger group. Fourth Turnings have all been new “founding moments” in America’s history, moments that redefined the national identity.[47] America’s most recent Fourth Turning began with the stock market crash of 1929 and climaxed with the end of World War II. The G.I. Generation (Hero archetype, born 1901 to 1924) came of age during this era. Their confidence, optimism, and collective outlook epitomized the mood of the era.[48] Today’s youth, the Millennial Generation (Hero archetype, born 1982 to 2000), show many traits similar to those of the G.I. youth, including rising civic engagement, improving behavior, and collective confidence.[49]“”

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by CJ Isherwood

Question by Doctor Insanity: Why is the U.S Government not answering these questions?!?
Why do we need a civilian force?

- Who is posing a threat to us?

- Who will this “force” be made up of?

- Who is the real enemy?

- Does the president know of a coming event? If not, who builds an army against an unrecognized enemy?

- Why won’t the media get off their butts and look into these radicals in the White House? And into this civilian army?

- Why does the FCC have a diversity “czar”?

- Who is Mark Lloyd and how does he plan to “balance” the airwaves?

- Will he bring back the Fairness Doctrine or worse?

- Cass Sunstein once said he wants to balance the Internet; is that next?

- Will broadcasters who leave the airwaves be allowed to go to satellite or Internet without government regulation?

- Is there any place (that has a mass audience) where the government wont regulate free speech?

- Why does it seem every member of the Obama advisory team hates capitalism, unless those companies (like G.E.) are in bed with the administration?

If Lloyd has his way, stations who don’t comply to the governments definition of the “public interest” will have to pay a massive fine — that helps support public broadcasting:

- What will be the definition of “public interest”?

- Who defines “public interest”?

- Why should it be balanced? Because it’s public airwaves? (Well, there are public roads that go by my house and I don’t count how many Republicans and Democrats are driving on them)
- Who is “surrounding” the President in the White House?

- Do any of the President’s advisers have criminal records?

- Are the President’s advisers working to better the country or their own ideals?

- Who are the anti-capitalists in Washington?

- What roles do they have in crafting bills?

- What was “STORM”? What happened to the founders, where are they now?

- What qualifications must one have to be a Presidential adviser?

- What is the difference between a community organizer and a community activist?

- Do the czars have power?

- Should a communist have the ear of the President of the United States?

- What role did the Apollo Alliance play in crafting bills?

- Does the President know the co-founder of the Weather Underground is a board member of the Apollo Alliance?

- How many people in the administration are connected to the movement for a democratic society?

- What role does George Soros play… CONSTITUTIONALLY?
- Our unfunded liability for Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid is close to $ 100 trillion. Is there any way to pay for these programs without bankrupting America?

- We are in so much debt, why spend more borrowed money on cap-and-trade and healthcare programs before we stop the flow of red-ink?

- The stimulus package funneled billions of dollars to ACORN. How does giving billions of dollars to ACORN stimulate the economy?

- If it was so important for congress to pass the stimulus bill before they even had time to read it why has only a fraction of the stimulus money been spent 6 months later?

- Bush said he had to abandon free market principles in order to save them, how exactly does that work?

- Why won’t members of Congress read the bills before they vote on them?

- Why are citizens mocked and laughed at when they ask their congressman to read the bills before they vote on them?

- Was the cash-for-clunkers program meant to save the earth or the economy? Did it accomplish either?

- How did Van Jones, a self-proclaimed communist become a special advisor to the president?

- Did President Obama know of Van Jones’ radical political beliefs when he named him special advisor?

- The Apollo Alliance claimed credit for writing the stimulus bill—why was this group allowed to write any portion of this bill?

- If politicians aren’t writing the bills and aren’t reading the bills, do they have any idea what these 1000 page plus bills actually impose on the American people?

- If the ‘public option’ health care plan is so good why won’t politicians agree to have that as their plan?

- If town hall meetings are intended for the politicians to learn what’s on our mind—why do they spend so much time talking instead of listening?

- Politicians are refusing to attend town hall meetings complaining, without evidence, that they are scripted. Does that mean we shouldn’t come out and vote for you since every campaign stop, baby kiss and speech you give is scripted?

- Why would you want to overwhelm the system?

- Is using the economic crises to rush legislation through congress what Rahm Emanuel meant when he talked about “not letting a crises go to waste”?

- What are the czars paid? What is the budget for their staffs/offices?

WHY ARE THESE QUESTIONS BEING NOT ANSWERED BY THE GOVERNMENT??!!!!!

I know you all don’t know all of these answers and some of you are aware of what’s going on and ask yourselves these same questions and new ones are rising
I’m not worried about change and I look forward to it but the Obama administration has not thought all the way through about his policies on what he has done. each policy has consciences if enacted. this is not a conspiracy theory, call it if you want but one day you will be proven wrong. the administration took an oath to protect America and make sure there will be benefits. the administration has failed to protect the people and doing what it wants to regardless what the people want. to the government we are lower than dogs. we employ them and gave them work and yet they have the nerve to dictate their bosses on what they want to do? the government works for us, not the other way around. that is why we have presidential elections, senator elections, house elections. is it just an illusion that we elect them and they dictate our live on what they want to do to make us feel like we have freedom? something’s not right here!
Steve I’m with you man! the point we voted for Obama was we wanted change alright, change to make America better than before, change to help those in need, change to do the right thing for the people and the country, change to stop having parties to work together instead of fighting to solve problems with good and logical soulutions that effect at least in the long term with better results. so far everything we hoped for has been turned up-side-down and yet some of us who still have our heads in the clouds still tolerate this madness and think everything is going to be fine. it will not if they keep themselves believing the administration is going to do all that for them. life is not handed to you like a silver platter, life is a survival game. you either work to win or you get nothing. its survival of the fittest, only the strong will survive and the government wants us to believe we can get along while they steel from us and give us these false hopes and lies. I’m sick of it!
Lashenova, I don’t hate change in general, I want our country to change of course but not change the republic to something else where government has more and more control. Obama has made failed promises that are destined to be ignored and he wants to be reelected next election. that’s all he cares about, getting reelected and fulfill his agendas that we may not know about. Geroge Washington knew how powerful the president would be and filled in two terms at the time. when his second term was up people wanted him to run again and he said no, the president would abuse that power and create corruption and he was right. FDR served four terms and had accumulated so much power. like a movie quote from a superhero move “Great powers comes with great responsibility, you is wisely” or a quote I’ve heard somewhere “Power is like poison, it tastes so good you want it more but too much of it will be your downfall”. Obama wants power and more of it. he dose not care about us period!

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by kenwood

Question by Subvertor …: How many corporate Lobbyist, Government agents, and the like work Yahoo Answers do you think ?

http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2009-11/uk-government-wants-monitor-social-networks-chatrooms-and-online-games

http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message1075142/pg1

http://news.cnet.com/2100-7348_3-5466140.html

A blogsite with a portal for companies to sign onto and learn how to use “Murketing” techniques..
“It makes sense that when a person is in conversation and not aware of market pressures, that they are more likely to respond naturally to the suggestion or influence, In this way we can actually stimulate “Opinion” that favors a Product or concept”

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-murketing.htm

It’s not a coincidence that controversial issues especially ones that revolve around public policy and private industry often times, in here see many responses saying almost verbatim the same exact talking point that is expressed by a media figure or Industry spokes person…

so what would you say is the percentage?
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by 401K

Question by : NATIVE English speakers…Help [10points]?
Please help correcting the three paragraphs. Thank you =)

Our business “The Village Surf Shoppe” in South Carolina has been relying on guerilla marketing as a crucial media vehicle for the store. We succeeded in creating awareness through selling of Village Surf stationaries and word of mouth among youngsters. The business needs to move on to a higher level in the market, for this to take place, we need to increase sales by 20% in the next three years and distribute the $ 200,000 with a good planning in advertising and promotion for more exposure and publicity.

Figure 1 compares Village Surf Shoppe with its competitors in the surf shop market in South Carolina. The following competing shops offer rental, surf repair and good selection of surfboard to their customers. People also could contact them through social media. What these shops failed to identify is the specific age group of people they want to attract, which is the most important part of a business. Village Surf Shoppe has set its target, which is men and women aged between 18-24.

Since the selling increases during April to September, using social media, we will create an “online competition” at the beginning of April till the end of May for our target. We will continue with the same competition beginning of August till the end of September. In appreciation to participating, prizes will be distributed in October to the winners.

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by R.est

Question by Cris: What does “mm” mean in terms of website marketing?
In reviewing the Media Kit for Entertainment Weekly (magazine) they reference what their digital circulation is as well for EW.com. However, they use an abbreviation that I am unfamiliar with in terms of measuring circulation. For example, they say:

EW.com
Avg. 6.9mm uniques YTD 2010
Avg 86mm PageviewsYTD 2010

EW.com Mobile Site Record September
4.2mm Pageviews; +60% MOM
1.1mm Uniques; +138% MOM
Average time spent: 5.5 minutes/visit

Social Media
1.5mm @EW Twitter followers
30,000 Facebook fans
3.4MM Social media referrals

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by kolix

Question by End The Fed!!!: On the verge of a debt crisis, our govt seeks to spend M on monitoring Facebook/Twitter.?
The Social Media in Strategic Communication (SMISC) program was submitted under the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) …. the Dept of Defense monitoring its own citizens.

The program’s plan is fourfold:

1. Detect, classify, measure and track the (a) formation, development and spread of ideas and concepts (memes), and
(b) purposeful or deceptive messaging and misinformation.
2. Recognize persuasion campaign structures and influence operations across social mediasites and communities.
3. Identify participants and intent, and measure effects of persuasion campaigns.
4. Counter messaging of detected adversary influence operations.

http://techland.time.com/2011/08/02/defense-department-initiative-seeks-to-analyze-social-media-patterns/#0_undefined,0_

So, really, our govt would rather spend money on frivolous projects such as this than take care of their other commitments

(and mind you this is just one example of thousands of programs which can be slashed from the budget without taking from the people in the form of taxes or reneging on committed obligations)

What are your thoughts on the Dept of Defense playing the role of Big Brother and being funded by taxes …. all within a debt crisis?
@cantankerous: LMAO! Good one, little sheep… good one.

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by epSos.de

Question by Cris: What does the abbreviation “mm” mean in relation to digital circulation?
In reviewing the Media Kit for Entertainment Weekly (magazine) they reference what their digital circulation is as well for EW.com. However, they use an abbreviation that I am unfamiliar with in terms of measuring circulation. For example, they say:

EW.com
Avg. 6.9mm uniques YTD 2010
Avg 86mm PageviewsYTD 2010

EW.com Mobile Site Record September
4.2mm Pageviews; +60% MOM
1.1mm Uniques; +138% MOM
Average time spent: 5.5 minutes/visit

Social Media
1.5mm @EW Twitter followers
30,000 Facebook fans
3.4MM Social media referrals

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by georgivar

Question by : What do you think represents this generation of teens and young adults of 2010 or this decade?
What I mean is movies, media, songs, book, video game, what best describe people who are in this generation. It could be just one song, a series of movies or books, even a video game like WoW or CoD(Yeah you can complain about my choices of examples) Please add what you also think was the most influential social media too (don’t just add the social media!). Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, even Myspace since it was one of the earliest! Heck add eHarmony if that really did help you! It doesn’t matter if anything is small as long as it is what you think represents life today!

Personally(This is just my opinion and you can make fun of it later) I think the Graphic novel Series “Scott Pilgrim” represents this generation (at least to me). Though it mainly focuses on indie rock it does show different types of music. It also has a lot of references to video games (I am gamer so its kind of cool). Many of the characters are different, the main character is a bass guitar player, his roommate is gay (actually a lot of characters in this series are gay, I guess that shows todays view of homosexuals?), there are Asian and East Indian characters, there are a couple girl drummers, and even a vegan guy. I am pretty sure my reason are kind of random but if your really interested I guess you could pick up a copy of one of the books…

Well sorry about that… Well thanks a lot for putting your input and Happy New Year!

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by tamaki

Question by Jenna: What do you think of the first part of my essay about Facebook use? =)?
Facebook can be an extremely beneficial tool if used appropriately and in moderation. Yet, the use of social-networking sites such as Facebook among teens has become a major concern of many parents today, and it’s definitely understandable. Despite the disquiet amongst adults, various sources report that teens spend anywhere from 20 to over 50 hours per week using social-networking sites and other media. However, rather than blame Facebook or other websites, it is the parents who should be held responsible!
Almost anything can become harmful without proper regulation. If not appropriately supervised and educated from a young age, teens may have to face several consequences of improper Facebook use. Some of these include a lack of sleep or impaired sleep schedule, lower performance in school, and less time spent with family and friends (in real life, anyway). These consequences can be prevented if parents are willing to limit and monitor teen social media use, and foster healthy and productive usage of such technology.

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by Public Domain Photos

Question by randomosity333: Teachers make pretty good money!!?
Why is it that the media keeps pushing down our throat that teachers don’t make enough money? If you look at the stats teachers make damn good money for working about 7 months a year, Ill take $ 50,000 a year and have every holiday off, and the summer. I also don’t have to worry about my job performance because once I get my tenier I can’t really get fired, and of course my great retirement package, I get about 75% of my gross earnings for the last five years. I also don’t pay social security. Don’t get me wrong I feel teachers are very important, But why aren’t they held to the same standard as the rest of us working in the free market? What about customer satisfaction, communication with parents and the motivation to teach instead of just showing up ato work.
Around my county, teachers are making onaverage $ $ 55,000 I do know some teachers may only make $ 35,000 but lets be real real about this, not a bad pay check for only working 7 months.
Lets compare teachers to the real world of working. Most people work 10 to 12 hours a day, and alot of people bring there work home with them VIA laptop etc. So Hearing teachers may bring there work home doesnt mean anything. Lets be honest if anything they put in around the same hours as a regular person. They may have a stressfull job, but so do alot of other people as well. And those people have to work all year for $ 35,000 not just 7 months. Do you get the picture yet? And people out in the real world dont get a nice pension after 20 or 30 years. We have to rely on our savings or 401K. My point is that teachers have it alot better than the media pouts out there when compared to other working stiffs.

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