Developing Connections
The Net Generation relies on the Internet to make connections with other people every day. As the Internet has developed and grown, so have the capabilities for interaction. Net Geners use the Internet, social media, IM, consult Wikipedia, play online games, maintain and regularly update blogs, and download music more than individuals from any other generation (Fox & Madden, 2005; Jones & Fox, 2009; Junco & Cotton, 2011). Social networking sites, a group of Web sites that provide people with the opportunity to create an online profile and to share their profile with others, are a part of university students' regular daily lives (Timm, & Duven, 2008). University students incorporate technology into their everyday lives in terms of communicating with others flawlessly. They use the Internet and social media at rates other generations would have trouble understanding.