Generation C

noun

1. the people who create and publish material such as blogs, podcasts, videos, etc, on the internet

Word History and Origins

Origin of Generation C¹

C21: C stands for content

Example Sentences

In Ed Yong’s tremendous Atlantic piece on how this pandemic may end, he introduced the idea of a generation of people whose lives will be irrevocably shaped by this crisis: Generation C. I worry that there will be a Generation C of medical professionals, too, but that we might be older than the generation Yong envisions.

From Slate

“We have to explain this to them. We have to safeguard them. We have to hold them. I call it generation C, this generation that’s out there right now looking and feeling and wondering: Mom, Dad, whoever takes care of them, ‘What is this all about?’

From Los Angeles Times

They’re being called “Generation C,” as in people who are connected and who’ve embraced the idea of becoming digital natives.

From Forbes

Witness this blog post on Google's AdWords Agency Blog on how "Generation C" – younger, connected consumers – are using YouTube.

From The Guardian

YouTube’s Tiedt calls the audience she’s trying to reach “Generation C”—a demographic driven by curation, creation, connection and community—and Comedy Week, particularly with the addition of the live stage-show broadcast, combines those values with a more traditional television viewing pattern.

From Time