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Teen dad checking in here. YouTube, Instagram, and Snapchat seem to be the mainstream among teens right now. I'd argue it is less a reflection on Facebook and m

Teen dad checking in here. YouTube, Instagram, and Snapchat seem to be the mainstream among teens right now. I'd argue it is less a reflection on Facebook and more about what they admire and desire. YouTube and Instagram enable them to follow the people and activities that interest them, and entice them to be future "internet stars" too.

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nightski 8y ago
That is not surprising to me at all. I'm in my 30s and have been using Youtube, Instagram and Snapchat to follow internet personas and keep in touch with family much more than Facebook. So if I am doing it then I am sure teens are well past that point haha.
- parthdesai 8y ago
  Mid 20's, for me it's Youtube, WhatsApp and Instagram. Also, Messenger occasionally.
  - DoofusOfDeath 8y ago
    Mid 40's, for me it's Civilization: Beyond Earth and yelling at kids to get off my lawn.
    - Andrex 8y ago
      Wow, I thought I was the only person left to still regularly play that game.
      - DoofusOfDeath 8y ago
        Yeah, as if Sid Meyers would so easily return your soul to you.
        maaark 8y ago
        Sid Meier It's Sid Meier's Civilization, not Sid Mayers' Civilisation.
      - mgkimsal 8y ago
        > ...only person left to still regularly play that game. It's no game. Stay. Off. My. Lawn.
        Intermernet 8y ago
        Good idea for a game though. I'm thinking waves of pesky kids that require warning shots from the porch (you lose points if you actually hit them, but you get more points the closer the warning shot goes), then periodic breaks where you can set lawn-traps, and then bonus targets who've come to ask your kids on a date. All made more difficult because you're not allowed to stop rocking your chair.
        icebraining 8y ago
        I'm pretty sure there's a game like that somewhere in Newgrounds. Which is itself going on 23 years. Damn, I'm old.
      - gvurrdon 8y ago
        I thought the same. It’s a shame there will not be any updates (some aspects of war/diplomacy could do with changing) but it’s still a great game.
eat_veggies 8y ago
Youtube fulfills the desire to broadcast your life in a way Facebook really can't. I think the subscribers vs friends distinction is important here. Twitter followers work the same way. I don't get excited about random people adding me on Facebook, but if a bunch of people follow me on Twitter or subscribe to my channel, it's a different story. And Instagram + Snapchat are more about looking at what your friends are up to, and offer way more intimate experiences than Facebook. I have never seen a link to a news website or political ad on either platform, but Facebook is littered with them, and it crowds out the content I want to see: pictures of my friends doing cool stuff. If I want astroturfing and news, I go to reddit and HN :P So Facebook occupies the awkward middle ground, and most people I know use it to collect acquaintances and to exchange Instagram/Snapchat handles. Source: am teen
- parvenu74 8y ago
  I get the logic; I wonder if teen writers are attracted to platforms like medium which are both open yet have a certain "followers" aspect to it as well.
  - eat_veggies 8y ago
    I don't have many writer friends, but I think most of them post fics and stuff on tumblr and the AO3. They have the same follower model as well. In fact, on the AO3 you can't even see who follows you, only a count of how many. Medium to me feels like it's mostly oriented for technical bloggers (even though it sucks for technical blogging!) and success bloggers that tell you to wake up at 4 AM and meditate.
    - tallanvor 8y ago
      What is "the AO3"?
      - philbarr 8y ago
        I had never heard of it but was curious enough to google it: https://archiveofourown.org/ https://archiveofourown.org/ "A fan-created, fan-run, non-profit, non-commercial archive for transformative fanworks, like fanfiction, fanart, fan videos, and podfic" Lots of stuff for fans, apparently.
HelloFellowDevs 8y ago
College age here, I've recently gotten back into YouTube because it really does seem to cover so much ground than it used to. Before I used to go to YouTube for random funny clips that my buddies send me. Now I find myself going for Tech Reviews, tutorials and an interest in the "internet stars" of YouTube.

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nightski 8y ago

That is not surprising to me at all. I'm in my 30s and have been using Youtube, Instagram and Snapchat to follow internet personas and keep in touch with family much more than Facebook. So if I am doing it then I am sure teens are well past that point haha.

parthdesai 8y ago
Mid 20's, for me it's Youtube, WhatsApp and Instagram. Also, Messenger occasionally.
- DoofusOfDeath 8y ago
  Mid 40's, for me it's Civilization: Beyond Earth and yelling at kids to get off my lawn.
  - Andrex 8y ago
    Wow, I thought I was the only person left to still regularly play that game.
    - DoofusOfDeath 8y ago
      Yeah, as if Sid Meyers would so easily return your soul to you.
      - maaark 8y ago
        Sid Meier It's Sid Meier's Civilization, not Sid Mayers' Civilisation.
    - mgkimsal 8y ago
      > ...only person left to still regularly play that game. It's no game. Stay. Off. My. Lawn.
      - Intermernet 8y ago
        Good idea for a game though. I'm thinking waves of pesky kids that require warning shots from the porch (you lose points if you actually hit them, but you get more points the closer the warning shot goes), then periodic breaks where you can set lawn-traps, and then bonus targets who've come to ask your kids on a date. All made more difficult because you're not allowed to stop rocking your chair.
        icebraining 8y ago
        I'm pretty sure there's a game like that somewhere in Newgrounds. Which is itself going on 23 years. Damn, I'm old.
    - gvurrdon 8y ago
      I thought the same. It’s a shame there will not be any updates (some aspects of war/diplomacy could do with changing) but it’s still a great game.

eat_veggies 8y ago

Youtube fulfills the desire to broadcast your life in a way Facebook really can't. I think the subscribers vs friends distinction is important here. Twitter followers work the same way. I don't get excited about random people adding me on Facebook, but if a bunch of people follow me on Twitter or subscribe to my channel, it's a different story. And Instagram + Snapchat are more about looking at what your friends are up to, and offer way more intimate experiences than Facebook. I have never seen a link to a news website or political ad on either platform, but Facebook is littered with them, and it crowds out the content I want to see: pictures of my friends doing cool stuff. If I want astroturfing and news, I go to reddit and HN :P So Facebook occupies the awkward middle ground, and most people I know use it to collect acquaintances and to exchange Instagram/Snapchat handles. Source: am teen

parvenu74 8y ago
I get the logic; I wonder if teen writers are attracted to platforms like medium which are both open yet have a certain "followers" aspect to it as well.
- eat_veggies 8y ago
  I don't have many writer friends, but I think most of them post fics and stuff on tumblr and the AO3. They have the same follower model as well. In fact, on the AO3 you can't even see who follows you, only a count of how many. Medium to me feels like it's mostly oriented for technical bloggers (even though it sucks for technical blogging!) and success bloggers that tell you to wake up at 4 AM and meditate.
  - tallanvor 8y ago
    What is "the AO3"?
    - philbarr 8y ago
      I had never heard of it but was curious enough to google it: https://archiveofourown.org/ https://archiveofourown.org/ "A fan-created, fan-run, non-profit, non-commercial archive for transformative fanworks, like fanfiction, fanart, fan videos, and podfic" Lots of stuff for fans, apparently.

HelloFellowDevs 8y ago

College age here, I've recently gotten back into YouTube because it really does seem to cover so much ground than it used to. Before I used to go to YouTube for random funny clips that my buddies send me. Now I find myself going for Tech Reviews, tutorials and an interest in the "internet stars" of YouTube.