Here are some the of strangest ways millennials use technology
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Millennials are taking over the world in a very literal way.
This year, the demographic became the largest living generation in the US, passing the baby-boomer generation that once held the title.
And in a country with 75.4 million millennials, it's not hard to notice the generation's habits—especially those involving technology.
According to a Nielsen survey, millennials cited technology use as the most defining characteristic of their generation, over other factors like music, pop-culture consumption, and liberal mindset.
Those ages 18 to 35 have tech-based rituals other generations find intriguing, like Snapchatting live events and checking social media anywhere and everywhere — even while on the toilet. Here are some the of strangest ways millennials use technology:
63% of Twitter and Facebook users get their news from those social-media platforms, rather than traditional media sources, like television or newspapers.
ViacomSource: Pew Research Center
Millennials tend to opt out of cable-television services. A study found 26% of millennials have never had pay-TV services, but more than 70% take advantage of streaming services like Netflix and Hulu.
NetflixSource: USA Today/Mike Snider
Think twice before calling up a millennial — the age group cited text messaging as their preferred mode of communication over phone calls. From 2008 to 2010, millennials' average phone-call time dropped by around 1,200 minutes. At the same time, the number of text messages sent doubled from 600 to over 1,400 each month.
Flickr / hehadenSource: Gallup
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