Thanksgiving is upon us. Time to reconnect over the bird and stuffing with family and friends, old memories, maybe new friends and shared intimacies.
But guess what? A new generation of American teens is doing all that every day, nearly every minute of every day — without the turkey — online.
The Internet is producing the most socially plugged in, caught up, networked and aware generation since — what? Maybe the Mayflower.
Parents worry about all that time online. A big new study says, “chill.” The kids are OK. This hour, On Point: Gen Web speaks, about the new unfolding on the Internet.
You can join the conversation. Is your head spinning from all this social media? How do you keep up with all your friends, and how many of them are behind the computer screen?