Have you ever learned a second language as an adult? If so, you realize how hard it is to achieve fluency in it. Yet children seem to become fluent in languages effortlessly. Today, digital proficiency is just like another language. Some of us learned it as adults, and some of us grew up with it. In our research, together with that of others, we learned that native fluency in the language of online, referred to as being a Digital Native, can significantly alter online behavior. Digital Immigrants are those that adopted technology as adults. The divide between these two generations can affect everything from how email is used to how social connections are built and maintained. It also affects how they use online resources as B2B buyers. We look at the differences we discovered today, and look forward to what it might mean for B2B buying in the future.
Panelists:
Gord Hotchkiss – President and CEO, Enquiro
Rand Fishkin – CEO and Co-Founder, SEOmoz
Danny Sullivan – Editor-in-Chief, Search Engine Land
Ben Hanna – VP Marketing, Business.com
Chris Golec – CEO and Founder, Demandbase
We would like to thank our five research partners that have made this study possible:
