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If you define digital natives as the group of people that grew up using technology, yes that exists and would be Gen Y. 

However this is an altogether meaningless term, most of Gen Y is as inept with technology as the older generation. I’ve spent as much time fixing systems/networks of people my own age as I have those who are older.  Growing up with technology and using it is not an indicator of ability to successfully manipulate it on anything more than a superficial level. 

For the average person, age has nothing to do with literacy in using technology efficiently.  Fight me on this if you want, but being known as the IT geek I have helped more than a statistically relevant number of people with their computer/network issues and the truth is age is a meaningless factor in correctly using technology or using tech in creative ways for business solutions.

Gen Y Observations From Someone Actually Part Of The Generation

I came across this whilst browsing this site this morning. Not had time to read the whole article but this particular passage seemed to sing to me. After having a weekend of showing so called ‘Generation Y’rs’ how to do simple research tasks with books (remember those) and Google and then print them out the created research I am in full agreement.

Being able to master the idiocy of Facebook or MySpace does not make a competent computer user.