DORM ROOMS GO TV-SET-FREE AS MILLENNIALS CHANGE THEIR HABITS

The college dorm room of today hasn't changed a lot from previous decades -- there are still the extra-long twin beds, the too-small closets, the questionable wall art and, of course, the hidden fake IDs. Yet one thing is conspicuously absent -- the TV set. A dozen years ago, kids were carting small or medium-size TVs into their new educational oases. Not this generation.

You Are What You Post: Tips From Millennials on How to Build Your Brand

In the book YouthNation: Building Remarkable Brands in a Youth-Driven Culture (Wiley, 2015,) author Matt Britton discusses what businesses need to be doing to adapt to the increasingly millennial marketplace. In the following edited excerpt, he offers tips for building out your social media presence--keeping in mind that people (and businesses) are what they post.

Plugged into the Millennial Market. Matt Britton explains how millennials are changing the way we do business.

The rapid change in technology over the past decade has significantly disrupted the landscape of traditional marketing. Fueled by social media savvy, millennials have seized the reins of consumer power and content creation. Major media companies are still adapting to the changes in status quo while working to keep their brands attractive, relevant and profitable in an ever-changing environment.