Ascendancy of GenX geeks: anecdotal evidence

A group of college-aged twentysomethings were in front of me joking around about what I can only surmise was a friend, when one girl said "he's such an Anderson Cooper." From context, I was able to translate and determine it was a compliment -- something akin to a smart/geek/hottie-hybrid. That a group of college students know Cooper and freely admit it has to make the CNN demographic research team salivate.

[from Romenesko Letters]