A generation born into a well established 8 bit world,GenY, has a very different prospective on the digital reality than older generations like theGen XandBaby Boomers. The Gen Y moto could be: “always connected” withInternet user penetrationreaching 93% for 12-17 year-olds and 90% for 18-29 year-olds. It isestimatedthat by the end of this year, 96% of US teens, ages 12 to 17 will use the internet at least monthly, a much higher percentage than the 74% penetration for the total US population....

Ever wonder why your neighbour is able to add that addition to his house? Curious as to why the couple down the street can afford that Mercedes? Well, while you’ll never truly know how much those people are bringing in, a new iPhone app released today calledGeolarycan give you a pretty good idea of where your income level compares to others in your neighbourhood — or in other locations you might consider relocating to....

Where does one turn when they want to purchase an item, or conversely, sell an item? Yes, classified ads in the newspaper still exist, but there are also options such asAmazon,eBay,Craigslist, and even Facebook’sMarketplace. So many options, but there must be better way. In a similar vein, where does one turn to find great deals on a litany of items such as food, vehicles, housing, and more? Food? PerhapsGrouponis offering a deal that strikes your fancy, but more than likely not....

Geomium, a location-based service with grand plans to become the next evolution in personal communication, has announced a new partnership withLast.fmwhich will see the music recommendation service’s 1.5 million events adding to its location platform. Geomium sees itself as going beyond currently popular geolocation services like Foursquare and Gowalla, offering more useful ‘real life’ functions. The current list of features includes things like “See where your friends are and what they’re up to”, “Meet cool new people near you and hook up” and ”Discover great bars and restaurants in your area”....

Media giant Postmedia Network Inc.announcedthat it has teamed up with Chicago-based GeoPollster, a real-time location-based polling provider, to offer Canadians a new way to have their say and support their political party of choice, just in time for election season. GeoPollster Canadais part real-world election game and part mobile polling experiment, and uses the location-based siteFoursquare– which allows people to check into places on their mobile devices. Initially only launched onNational Post’s websiteand then on canada....