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I find Silicon Valley's obsession with teens fascinating. Why is teen usage a benchmark for the health of a startup? Do teenagers spend money online? Is there
by amplification 13y ago
I find Silicon Valley's obsession with teens fascinating. Why is teen usage a benchmark for the health of a startup?
Do teenagers spend money online? Is there any research on that?
- ra88it 13y agoTeens represent the near future. They'll grow up and maybe carry their allegiances forward.
- amplification 13y agoI think this article proves that wrong (if these stats are true). Teens are the most fickle demographic out there!
- ollysb 13y agoIf services only remain at their peak for 4/5 years this doesn't represent much of an advantage.
- AJ007 13y agoThe question is, does Facebook behave like Google, or even more generally, like e-mail, and last a long time, or is it just another 4-5 year fad? If its a longer term tool then the behavioral trends of young demographics are a big deal.
- scopendo 13y agoMaybe - though my guess is that they'll join a university population and/or workforce and start interacting with the wider world, that just happens to be significantly on Facebook. But at 40 mine is hardly a relevant opinion :)
- amplification 13y agoMy guess is they'll join university & the workforce, and then they'll join the world's most popular social network: email. ;)
- judk 13y agoThey don't. 20somethings don't use SMTP-backed email as a significant component of telecommunication. They use websites, apps, and txting.
- GeneralMayhem 13y agoAs a 20-something, email still has an important place for official communication. Email is to texting/Facebook message what dead-tree letters are to email.
- mikro2nd 13y agoStrongly disagree. Teens grow up. Demands on their time changes. Later on they maybe get married, get houses, kids. Life priorities change. Other platforms, tools offer a better fit for their altered circumstances. They move on. I'll predict that a couple of years from now, the main population left on FB will be 60- somethings who once again are at a stage in their lives where they can afford the time for it.
- nemothekid 13y agoAre facebook and twitter still startups?
- gokuismyhero 13y agoMy guess is that the teenager/young adult demographic is highly coveted by advertisers because they tend to have disposable income (gross generalization) and are the most vocal/enthusiastic customers. they can act like 3d billboards for whatever they happen to be into. idk just a guess