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Honestly I don't see where all these articles about 'teens leaving facebook' come from. I don't recognize the problem at all, I have 0 friends who are leaving f

by Avalaxy 13y ago

Honestly I don't see where all these articles about 'teens leaving facebook' come from. I don't recognize the problem at all, I have 0 friends who are leaving facebook. Admitted: I'm in my early 20s and so are most of my friends. But except for whatsapp, messenger apps dont seem to be really popular here. Is this something that is specific to the US?

jusben1369 13y ago
In SN timeline you're a dinosaur.
- ciupicri 13y ago
  Not really. The article mentions this: «"I only use WhatsApp to communicate and send pics these days," said Natalie West, a twentysomething financial sales associate in London.».
  - phillmv 13y ago
    I knew I was no longer at the forefront of youth culture when I only joined snapchat a week before they were valued at 4 billion - and that I was one of the first amongst my friends.
antjanus 13y ago
I'm in the US, here's what most of my friends are doing: * saying "fuck it" to Facebook and using Instagram as their primary means of communication to "everyone" * using SnapChat or WhatsApp for other communication * people are actually starting to text. When I look at my FB feed, I see the posts of 10-15 people max. I do check people's pages just to make sure FB is not fucking me over (and sometimes it is) but most of the time, people just drop off facebook. They're not "leaving" but they're not using it.
- ihuman 13y ago
  I keep seeing everyone say that people are communicating via Instagram. Can someone explain how that is possible? It sounds extremely inconvenient, since you can only post pictures and comment on said pictures.
  - timmaah 13y ago
    I'm a full-time traveler these days and my wife and I have probably met around 10 couples (actual offline meetings) via Instagram. Facebook is more for people you know. (Filled with babies and relatives.. etc) where Instagram has been great for finding like minded folks and following along with their lives in short snippets. As for how to communicate, Instagram has user tagging. Even in others comments. Basically the same as sms messaging. ( My wife has more followers than me and I need to catch up: http://instagram.com/wandering_tim http://instagram.com/wandering_tim )
  - antjanus 13y ago
    Well, it's that. Instead of posting a status, you post a picture. So for instance, I have a friend who posted a picture of her new apartment. That spurred a discussion about it. Pretty simple :) It's actually more convenient than facebook, at least I found it so. And I don't have to read anyone's stupid post about "I wish it'd stop" or "Never again" or "You're a bitch blah blah blah blah blah. You know who you are" -.-

by Avalaxy 13y ago

jusben1369 13y ago

In SN timeline you're a dinosaur.

ciupicri 13y ago
Not really. The article mentions this: «"I only use WhatsApp to communicate and send pics these days," said Natalie West, a twentysomething financial sales associate in London.».
- phillmv 13y ago
  I knew I was no longer at the forefront of youth culture when I only joined snapchat a week before they were valued at 4 billion - and that I was one of the first amongst my friends.

antjanus 13y ago

I'm in the US, here's what most of my friends are doing: * saying "fuck it" to Facebook and using Instagram as their primary means of communication to "everyone" * using SnapChat or WhatsApp for other communication * people are actually starting to text. When I look at my FB feed, I see the posts of 10-15 people max. I do check people's pages just to make sure FB is not fucking me over (and sometimes it is) but most of the time, people just drop off facebook. They're not "leaving" but they're not using it.

ihuman 13y ago
I keep seeing everyone say that people are communicating via Instagram. Can someone explain how that is possible? It sounds extremely inconvenient, since you can only post pictures and comment on said pictures.
- timmaah 13y ago
  I'm a full-time traveler these days and my wife and I have probably met around 10 couples (actual offline meetings) via Instagram. Facebook is more for people you know. (Filled with babies and relatives.. etc) where Instagram has been great for finding like minded folks and following along with their lives in short snippets. As for how to communicate, Instagram has user tagging. Even in others comments. Basically the same as sms messaging. ( My wife has more followers than me and I need to catch up: http://instagram.com/wandering_tim http://instagram.com/wandering_tim )
- antjanus 13y ago
  Well, it's that. Instead of posting a status, you post a picture. So for instance, I have a friend who posted a picture of her new apartment. That spurred a discussion about it. Pretty simple :) It's actually more convenient than facebook, at least I found it so. And I don't have to read anyone's stupid post about "I wish it'd stop" or "Never again" or "You're a bitch blah blah blah blah blah. You know who you are" -.-