Article from MediaPost Publication

According to a new report from Javelin Strategy and Research, Gen Y might just be like their parents when it comes to ’showing them the money.’ When it comes to using credit cards, customer service is extremely important. BUT, they do differ in how they use online banking. (I just started using Quicken Online not  only because I worked on the product, but also because of its online banking capabilities.

So financial institutions need to balance online and physical world offerings and service to Gen Y. This is in line with what we read about during the holiday season when many Gen Yers did their research online, but purchased offline.

So don’t think Gen Y is just an online-only generation.

Download the report for more detail (it is a 6 page pdf file)

This list came out the end of September, 2007, yet it is relevant today as colleges and universities around the country are hosting career fairs in the months of January and February.

So, here is the list from Business Week. The list includes 95 companies, and here are the top 5:

1) Deloitte and Touche

2) PriceWaterhouseCoopers

3) Ernst & Young

4) IBM

5) Google

Get the full skinny here (really great stuff!)

Congratulations to John McCain and Hillary Clinton, who are being called the “Comeback Kids” today in the media.

Approximately 55% of young voters voted for Senator Obama.