{"id":50,"date":"2020-04-10T00:20:40","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T06:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/genz\/?p=50"},"modified":"2020-04-10T00:20:40","modified_gmt":"2020-04-10T06:20:40","slug":"z-in-gen-z-doesnt-just-stand-for-zuri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/genz\/2020\/04\/10\/z-in-gen-z-doesnt-just-stand-for-zuri\/","title":{"rendered":"Z in Gen Z doesn&#8217;t just stand for Zuri"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hello everyone! COVID-19 is the cause of us losing out on our normal schedules including missing important dates like our spring break trips, graduation, and day to day in-person classes and activities. That is why this week I wanted to share with you this article from the NY Times, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/03\/17\/style\/zoom-parties-coronavirus-memes.html\">We Live in Zoom Now<\/a>&#8220;, about how Gen Z is using Zoom for everything. Below is part of the article that I think is important to share and is relevant to how most of us are feeling! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Teenagers have jokingly referred to themselves as \u201c<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/words-at-play\/words-were-watching-zoomer-gen-z\" target=\"_blank\">Zoomers<\/a>\u201d online for years; now the name is literal. Overnight, Zoom has become a primary social platform for millions of people, a lot of them high school and college students, as those institutions move to online learning. College students across the country are going on\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1ighxxTs9RfriR1nBol04nAWlYGLdrRuu6JG1wmY2zl8\/edit\" target=\"_blank\">Zoom blind dates<\/a>. Parents of sixth-graders at Rosenbaum Yeshiva Of North Jersey organized a Zoom \u201crecess\u201d for their children. Ethel\u2019s Club, a wellness platform, is conducting Zoom\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.careforyourhomies.com\/calendar\" target=\"_blank\">tarot card readings, breath work and cannabis hangouts<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/03\/17\/fashion\/17VIRUS-ZOOM-b\/17VIRUS-ZOOM-b-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale\" alt=\"Tag yourself.\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"link-12a9c7c2\">\u2018We finally figured out what the Z stands for in Gen Z\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Virtual gatherings are proliferating. Harvard University, like many schools, has\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.harvard.edu\/coronavirus\" target=\"_blank\">canceled all in-person graduate and undergraduate classes<\/a>\u00a0and will conduct them via Zoom. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/zoommemes\/permalink\/253853698970776\/\" target=\"_blank\">A common joke<\/a>\u00a0among college students is that they all go to \u201c<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/siradahassan\/posts\/904570073323041\" target=\"_blank\">Zoom University<\/a>\u201d now \u2014 the same school, just with very different price tags.\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfM_Hb84kccS-Qoh052ipxv6Eiq_MWWFYZznWDrTEhllFczpA\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\">Zoom University merch<\/a>\u00a0is already for sale on\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B085XKR3JL?pf_rd_r=K9TK7YXWCS9WNMS4GE51&amp;pf_rd_p=ab873d20-a0ca-439b-ac45-cd78f07a84d8&amp;fbclid=IwAR3xaH0HoruNz6vC-TvEaf0ine9n66Dsk0Vwc9rY5hRUdcMPJd8QVyjoP_4&amp;customId=B0752XK16C&amp;th=1\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.redbubble.com\/shop\/zoom+university?ref=search_box\" target=\"_blank\">RedBubble<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe finally figured out what Z stands for in Gen Z,\u201d a college student in the Zoom meme group joked. Many students say that adjusting to school closings and public health guidelines to isolate has been incredibly hard. They have used Zoom to attempt to replicate some sense of normalcy. Parties, sorority socials and beer pong nights have found a new home on Zoom. Some students developed Zoom-themed drinking games for Zoom parties, adjusting the popular game \u201cnever have I ever\u201d to \u201cnever have I ever left quarantine.\u201d \u201cIf someone can figure out how to invent a party atmosphere in this socially distant format, then I think it will be a mainstay,\u201d said Lucas Moiseyev, a senior at Carnegie Mellon. \u201cTwitch is to YouTube as Zoom can be to TikTok.\u201d Mr. Moiseyev thinks the platform has potential to become part of Gen Z\u2019s daily life, post-coronavirus, if the platform can incorporate more social features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students say they want things like better direct messaging, more funny face filters and the kind of stickers, live video effects and editing tools they get on platforms like TikTok and Snapchat. For the time being, young people are being creative with what they have. Teenagers have created TikToks of\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@zacherycura\/video\/6803437434785877254\" target=\"_blank\">Zoom hacks<\/a>, like how to\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@vladimir_pudding_\/video\/6803173617195666693\" target=\"_blank\">make it appear as if<\/a>\u00a0you\u2019re in class when you\u2019re not. Uploading custom backgrounds has become a way for multiple users to screen share funny memes or videos. At a Zoom party on Saturday, one college student figured out how to\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/hybridtechcar.com\/2019\/04\/15\/stripper-meme-ricardo-milos-said-he-doesnt-like-joking-about-himself-but-there-is-doubt-that-it-is-true-he\/\" target=\"_blank\">adapt a meme<\/a>\u00a0and loop a video of Ricardo Milos, a male stripper, behind him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As new Zoom users flock to the platform, social norms are still evolving. Michael Crisp, a student at Kansas State University,\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/m_z_crisp\/status\/1238180884219600897\" target=\"_blank\">tweeted<\/a>: \u201ci\u2019m unfamiliar with zoom etiquette. do we gotta ask to leave to go to the bathroom or what. can i have food? can my cat ride shotgun? do i absolutely need pants? this is my HOME bro.\u201d Any Zoom event with too many callers can also become chaotic. \u2014 Some people leave their microphones on, chat nonstop in the sidebar, flip their backgrounds around. &#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How is the transition to online going on with you? Stay safe and healthy everyone, we will get through this!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello everyone! COVID-19 is the cause of us losing out on our normal schedules including missing important dates like our spring break trips, graduation, and day to day in-person classes and activities. That is why this week I wanted to share with you this article from the NY Times, &#8220;We Live in Zoom Now&#8220;, about how Gen Z is using Zoom for everything. Below is part of the article that I think is important to share and is relevant to how most of us are feeling! &#8220;Teenagers have jokingly referred to themselves as \u201cZoomers\u201d online for years; now the name is literal. Overnight, Zoom has become a primary social platform for millions of people, a lot of them high school and college students, as those institutions move to online learning. College students across the country are going on\u00a0Zoom blind dates. Parents of sixth-graders at Rosenbaum Yeshiva Of North Jersey organized a Zoom \u201crecess\u201d for their children. Ethel\u2019s Club, a wellness platform, is conducting Zoom\u00a0tarot card readings, breath work and cannabis hangouts. \u2018We finally figured out what the Z stands for in Gen Z\u2019 Virtual gatherings are proliferating. Harvard University, like many schools, has\u00a0canceled all in-person graduate and undergraduate classes\u00a0and will conduct them via Zoom. A common joke\u00a0among college students is that they all go to \u201cZoom University\u201d now \u2014 the same school, just with very different price tags.\u00a0Zoom University merch\u00a0is already for sale on\u00a0Amazon\u00a0and\u00a0RedBubble. \u201cWe finally figured out what Z stands for in Gen Z,\u201d a college student in the Zoom meme group joked. Many students say that adjusting to school closings and public health guidelines to isolate has been incredibly hard. They have used Zoom to attempt to replicate some sense of normalcy. Parties, sorority socials and beer pong nights have found a new home on Zoom. Some students developed Zoom-themed drinking games for Zoom parties, adjusting the popular game \u201cnever have I ever\u201d to \u201cnever have I ever left quarantine.\u201d \u201cIf someone can figure out how to invent a party atmosphere in this socially distant format, then I think it will be a mainstay,\u201d said Lucas Moiseyev, a senior at Carnegie Mellon. \u201cTwitch is to YouTube as Zoom can be to TikTok.\u201d Mr. Moiseyev thinks the platform has potential to become part of Gen Z\u2019s daily life, post-coronavirus, if the platform can incorporate more social features. Students say they want things like better direct messaging, more funny face filters and the kind of stickers, live video effects and editing tools they get on platforms like TikTok and Snapchat. For the time being, young people are being creative with what they have. Teenagers have created TikToks of\u00a0Zoom hacks, like how to\u00a0make it appear as if\u00a0you\u2019re in class when you\u2019re not. Uploading custom backgrounds has become a way for multiple users to screen share funny memes or videos. At a Zoom party on Saturday, one college student figured out how to\u00a0adapt a meme\u00a0and loop a video of Ricardo Milos, a male stripper, behind him. As new Zoom users flock to the platform, social norms are still evolving. Michael Crisp, a student at Kansas State University,\u00a0tweeted: \u201ci\u2019m unfamiliar with zoom etiquette. do we gotta ask to leave to go to the bathroom or what. can i have food? can my cat ride shotgun? do i absolutely need pants? this is my HOME bro.\u201d Any Zoom event with too many callers can also become chaotic. \u2014 Some people leave their microphones on, chat nonstop in the sidebar, flip their backgrounds around. &#8220; How is the transition to online going on with you? Stay safe and healthy everyone, we will get through this!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8101,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/genz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/genz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/genz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/genz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8101"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/genz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/genz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/genz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50\/revisions\/54"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/genz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/genz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/genz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}