Teens Say ‘Meh’ to Facebook’s Drama and Flock to Other Networks
This will be a repeating pattern - the young will always seek their own space in social networking.
Facebook has finally acknowledged something that Oscar Meth, 15, has known for two years. “Most of my friends have gone away, over to Twitter. I just don’t think we find Facebook that relevant anymore,” said Courtney Bogert, 17, of Independence.
Teens are falling out of love with Facebook. They’re jumping to newer social media networks where parents, teachers, coaches and the whole intrusive world are less apt to be hanging out.“Now I’m using Instagram, Vine, Ask.fm,” said Meth, of Roeland Park. “… I really like Snapchat.”
It took Facebook executives a while to concede it. But in a Wednesday conference call to report on quarterly earnings, chief financial officer David Ebersman told analysts that “we did see a decrease in daily users” among American teens, “specifically among younger teens.”
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