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But who likes this stuff? Who really wants to use it? I don't know anyone especially the younger crowd as I have teenagers, that want anything to do with facebo

But who likes this stuff? Who really wants to use it? I don't know anyone especially the younger crowd as I have teenagers, that want anything to do with facebook

pavlov 6y ago
I don't know about those specific features, but I'm always surprised how people make assumptions about a global service with over two billion users based on an extremely local sample of anecdotes. "I don't think anybody in the world buys fish because I live in Montana and my kids hate it"
- bastardoperator 6y ago
  You assume I assume. This is well documented and highly reported on. "According to a recent study by Edison Research, Facebook is hemorrhaging users in the US, losing about 15 million people since 2017. The largest drop is among teen users and millennials." "As of February 2019, 62% of 12-34 year olds in the US log into Facebook. This is down from 79% in 2017, and represents about 11 million of of the overall decrease" "Senior citizens in the US are the fastest growing group of Facebook users, nearly doubling in numbers between 2012 and 2019, a vast shift from the platform’s beginnings as a service for college students." Hearing younger folks say the same thing first hand only validates the research and the numerous articles. All of the statistical data can be skewed and I imagine any small study (pew, edison) is going to have different results. So where does that leave me? We'll when you have backyard full of teenagers that are all well off with mobile devices and all of them tell you facebook is for boomers and talking to grandma, that tends to hold a little weight coupled with some of the statistical data. Interestingly enough we can find data that makes the opposite claim so what does one do when presented with competing data? They use the data they have which in this case is directly from a reputable demographic/source.
- alikim 6y ago
  https://xkcd.com/2357/ https://xkcd.com/2357/
opportune 6y ago
I would use a social network that only my actual friends were on. When I was in college I would have found a college-only social media site useful and enjoyable. The biggest problem with most social media is they are too impersonal due to having too many disparate connections (eg my aunt, a former boss, my best friend, a former acquaintance from high school) and they shove “influencers” and other popular content down your throat. I can imagine that Facebook will be able to create a decent platform for young people if they only have to worry about adding features/promoting content that young people like.
- holler 6y ago
  snapchat, instagram, tiktok, those didn't exist when facebook.com started, otherwise I don't think they'd have had much success
RandallBrown 6y ago
I use and like a lot of this stuff. I use Messenger with a group of friends because it seems to be a pretty reliable way of group texting between iOS and Android (text messages were coming in out of order) and we all have Facebook accounts. We all use Facebook to plan group events. Things like birthday parties, vacations, and where we're all going to stay for weddings. I'm in a few local Facebook groups for things like trail running and hiking. They're great for getting information about current conditions. Facebook Marketplace has been better than Craigslist or Offerup since it's a little more likely to be a real person (or at least it's a little easier to tell if they are based on their profile.) It' also nice that I don't need to have a dozen different accounts to do all this stuff. I'm not a teenager, but all the teenagers I know use Instagram.
solarkraft 6y ago
I have just stopped being a teenager, but my interest in memes is actually surprisingly well covered by facebook - there are groups for all kinds of niches. It's sort of like Reddit, but a little less crappy. That said I don't really use it because I have a very bad memory of the company and the site, so the hurdle to ever opening it up is quite high.

But who likes this stuff? Who really wants to use it? I don't know anyone especially the younger crowd as I have teenagers, that want anything to do with facebook

pavlov 6y ago

I don't know about those specific features, but I'm always surprised how people make assumptions about a global service with over two billion users based on an extremely local sample of anecdotes. "I don't think anybody in the world buys fish because I live in Montana and my kids hate it"

bastardoperator 6y ago
You assume I assume. This is well documented and highly reported on. "According to a recent study by Edison Research, Facebook is hemorrhaging users in the US, losing about 15 million people since 2017. The largest drop is among teen users and millennials." "As of February 2019, 62% of 12-34 year olds in the US log into Facebook. This is down from 79% in 2017, and represents about 11 million of of the overall decrease" "Senior citizens in the US are the fastest growing group of Facebook users, nearly doubling in numbers between 2012 and 2019, a vast shift from the platform’s beginnings as a service for college students." Hearing younger folks say the same thing first hand only validates the research and the numerous articles. All of the statistical data can be skewed and I imagine any small study (pew, edison) is going to have different results. So where does that leave me? We'll when you have backyard full of teenagers that are all well off with mobile devices and all of them tell you facebook is for boomers and talking to grandma, that tends to hold a little weight coupled with some of the statistical data. Interestingly enough we can find data that makes the opposite claim so what does one do when presented with competing data? They use the data they have which in this case is directly from a reputable demographic/source.
alikim 6y ago
https://xkcd.com/2357/ https://xkcd.com/2357/

opportune 6y ago

I would use a social network that only my actual friends were on. When I was in college I would have found a college-only social media site useful and enjoyable. The biggest problem with most social media is they are too impersonal due to having too many disparate connections (eg my aunt, a former boss, my best friend, a former acquaintance from high school) and they shove “influencers” and other popular content down your throat. I can imagine that Facebook will be able to create a decent platform for young people if they only have to worry about adding features/promoting content that young people like.

holler 6y ago
snapchat, instagram, tiktok, those didn't exist when facebook.com started, otherwise I don't think they'd have had much success

RandallBrown 6y ago

I use and like a lot of this stuff. I use Messenger with a group of friends because it seems to be a pretty reliable way of group texting between iOS and Android (text messages were coming in out of order) and we all have Facebook accounts. We all use Facebook to plan group events. Things like birthday parties, vacations, and where we're all going to stay for weddings. I'm in a few local Facebook groups for things like trail running and hiking. They're great for getting information about current conditions. Facebook Marketplace has been better than Craigslist or Offerup since it's a little more likely to be a real person (or at least it's a little easier to tell if they are based on their profile.) It' also nice that I don't need to have a dozen different accounts to do all this stuff. I'm not a teenager, but all the teenagers I know use Instagram.

solarkraft 6y ago

I have just stopped being a teenager, but my interest in memes is actually surprisingly well covered by facebook - there are groups for all kinds of niches. It's sort of like Reddit, but a little less crappy. That said I don't really use it because I have a very bad memory of the company and the site, so the hurdle to ever opening it up is quite high.