The oldest digital native I know would probably be a family friend, Pete. He is in his late 30's/early 40's and he probably knows more about the internet and IT than anyone my age! Although he wasnt born directly in an age of digital technology, he grew up with technology expanding and advancing around him, so to me he does fall into this category.
Pete works as a part time photographer and an IT techinican, and he has his own website and myspace page for his photography work, a facebook account and several e-mail accounts. The fact the he is so involved with IT as a job and is so up-to-date and aware of the latest internet social networking sites etc shows that he has grown up with technology, learning it along the way.
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Yes, sounds like he might be a native. Does he play computer games? Does he have a short attention span? Does he multitask? In short, does he think like the 'N generation' -or like your parents'?
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