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Very true. I'm not a teenager but I can imagine Facebook is definitely beyond "cool" for them at this point. Their parents and extended family are now their fri

by detst 16y ago

Very true. I'm not a teenager but I can imagine Facebook is definitely beyond "cool" for them at this point. Their parents and extended family are now their friends on Facebook. They'll soon be ready for the next thing where they can be with just their friends.

Tautology 16y ago
I am a teenager, and Facebook has not been cool ever since the police use it as a way prosecute underage drinking.
- madh 16y ago
  Do you still use Facebook or is there something else out there that teenagers are using?
- c1sc0 16y ago
  That says more about the law than about Facebook: if something is so socially accepted that it is cool to post about on facebook as long as the police don't find out, it is probably time to change said law. I'm wondering if you could take "I'd post about it on Facebook" as a basis for your peronsal moral code.
robryan 16y ago
It may well be, but something that is only used while it is new and cool is something that people will move away from in time. Something that is no longer cool but still commands the user base has a lot more staying power.
todayiamme 16y ago
I am teenager too, and for some weird reason I have never used Facebook consistently. In fact I made an account and deactivated it after an agonizing week of operation. The natural question is why was it agonizing for me? Well, I am a LGBT kid in a really homophobic country so I have to protect my identity wherever I go, or I risk some very unpleasant consequences. So, Facebook became a big no-no after random people I scarcely knew started adding me. I had to censor everything about myself, and I felt that it's use as a communication medium was greatly undermined by my lack of privacy. On the other hand this is an issue for most people. All of us have certain social images that we live up to certain people and the minute we are on a platform like Facebook we have to wear a mask to communicate, which inherently strips that act of any meaning whatsoever. I don't want to spend my time saying LOL to people, and taking dumb quizzes or replying to "friends". I definitely don't want to know that someone added xyz to their crushes list and that I should go over to their wall to comment. It's just so fake, and I have better stuff to do. I really don't feel that need to network. Gmail and IM are better in this regard. At least, I have my privacy and I am not hounded by noise, which allows for more meaningful conversation. The funny thing is that I am not antisocial. I, personally, love talking to people I can be myself with. It's just opening and freeing without the burden of judgement. Anyway, that's what I would say to anyone who wants to develop another Facebook. Of course, there's a possibility that there is something wrong with me, but I think that instead of making another Facebook they should move on to something that leverages their ability to search. You know, extend the concept of Buzz; noise free networking.

by detst 16y ago

Tautology 16y ago

I am a teenager, and Facebook has not been cool ever since the police use it as a way prosecute underage drinking.

madh 16y ago
Do you still use Facebook or is there something else out there that teenagers are using?
c1sc0 16y ago
That says more about the law than about Facebook: if something is so socially accepted that it is cool to post about on facebook as long as the police don't find out, it is probably time to change said law. I'm wondering if you could take "I'd post about it on Facebook" as a basis for your peronsal moral code.

robryan 16y ago

It may well be, but something that is only used while it is new and cool is something that people will move away from in time. Something that is no longer cool but still commands the user base has a lot more staying power.

todayiamme 16y ago

I am teenager too, and for some weird reason I have never used Facebook consistently. In fact I made an account and deactivated it after an agonizing week of operation. The natural question is why was it agonizing for me? Well, I am a LGBT kid in a really homophobic country so I have to protect my identity wherever I go, or I risk some very unpleasant consequences. So, Facebook became a big no-no after random people I scarcely knew started adding me. I had to censor everything about myself, and I felt that it's use as a communication medium was greatly undermined by my lack of privacy. On the other hand this is an issue for most people. All of us have certain social images that we live up to certain people and the minute we are on a platform like Facebook we have to wear a mask to communicate, which inherently strips that act of any meaning whatsoever. I don't want to spend my time saying LOL to people, and taking dumb quizzes or replying to "friends". I definitely don't want to know that someone added xyz to their crushes list and that I should go over to their wall to comment. It's just so fake, and I have better stuff to do. I really don't feel that need to network. Gmail and IM are better in this regard. At least, I have my privacy and I am not hounded by noise, which allows for more meaningful conversation. The funny thing is that I am not antisocial. I, personally, love talking to people I can be myself with. It's just opening and freeing without the burden of judgement. Anyway, that's what I would say to anyone who wants to develop another Facebook. Of course, there's a possibility that there is something wrong with me, but I think that instead of making another Facebook they should move on to something that leverages their ability to search. You know, extend the concept of Buzz; noise free networking.