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But Facebook is really only 6 years old right? That's not really enough time for a generation to grow. I think what we're seeing is that Facebook's user-growth
by stanleydrew 16y ago
But Facebook is really only 6 years old right? That's not really enough time for a generation to grow. I think what we're seeing is that Facebook's user-growth is being driven by older and older people.
- ajdecon 16y agoI think it is, in the specific case of the generation Facebook initially targeted: college students in 2004. It's enough time for most of them to get their first job or two, and for some large fraction of them to start building a life with different requirements than college life. Many of them will have gotten married (median age of first marriage in 2007: 27), and some will have had kids. There's a dramatic shift there: most "family" people I know tend to expect more privacy and control over their lives, and be less focused on expanding their social life and sharing details with their friends. But this is anecdotal, I know: I'd love to see a study on how social networking use patterns change during this age shift.
- nostrademons 16y agoThere's a big difference between what a 19-year-old wants and what a 25-year-old wants, even if they're the same person separated by 6 years.
- bradgessler 16y agoI'd argue that the HRB article is right in that people who signed up with Facebook in college six years have since moved on to a professional career, got married, and/or had kids. These are pretty big changes in peoples' life and what they demand changes respectively. People that were sharing keg stand pictures 6 years ago today want to share pictures of their baby running around.
- sophacles 16y agoSix years is a lot longer for a 20something than the same six years for a 50something. Both in overall life percentage and in major life changes during that timeframe.