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I think there's a gigantic generation gap in terms of how people understand the Internet and how much they think technology is an important factor in social change.

No matter how much it's growing, the Internet still is a pretty specific demographic. It doesn't necessarily represent the general populace.

While the digital age has done so much to improve our world, it has dramatically changed our social structure, often further isolating us from each other.

People in their forties, fifties, and onward enjoy the whole world of books in a different way than the Internet-age kids do.

I think television often has dismissed younger people. They figure, well, they're not really watching news, that's not our audience.

The Internet has made some phenomenal breakthroughs that are still only poorly understood in terms of changing people's ideas of us and them. If mass media, social isolation in the suburbs, alienating workplaces and long car commutes create a bunker mentality, the Internet does the opposite.

The younger generation is surrounded by the Internet, apps, and video games. But somehow, my books make them read.

People are looking to have more meaning in their lives. It is a sign the technology community is coming of age.

The millennials were raised in a cocoon, their anxious parents afraid to let them go out in the park to play. So should we be surprised that they learned to leverage technology to build community, tweeting and texting and friending while their elders were still dialing long-distance?

For years, particularly with the advent of the Internet, people have been griping about lessening attention spans.