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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 any research on that?
Teens represent the near future. They'll grow up and maybe carry their allegiances forward.
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?
Teens represent the near future. They'll grow up and maybe carry their allegiances forward.
The chart shows a huge jump in "Other," from 4% to 17% in just six months. I wish they explained that. Vine?
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?
Teens represent the near future. They'll grow up and maybe carry their allegiances forward.
The chart shows a huge jump in "Other," from 4% to 17% in just six months. I wish they explained that. Vine?
I highly doubt the veracity of these numbers.
Still, it's very significant that Facebook is not the go-to thing for lots of online connective tasks (even if they do own Instagram). People don't want all their interactions to be on one platform for the same reason no one puts all their eggs in the same basket, and in addition, there are nicer baskets out there to try out!
Truthfully, I don't know why there isn't a K-12 social network that has schools and teachers, and kids were grouped by class, and teachers could moderate all posts and (have the option to) see all messages (with a notice to the parties that it had been looked at). That would alleviate any concerns I had about inappropriate content, and online bullying (there's a record, kids would be accountable for what was said), and provide immediate benefit to students and parents (who could maybe have accounts that were read-only for public discussions and their own children's correspondence).
Edit: As numerous replies have pointed out, there apparently is one, edmodo.com. I guess it's just not used around (or at least not in my district).
Tried to signup for facebook several times today and it kept asking for my phone number. I wonder if teens are less willing to go through that hassle. Compare that to twitter's new onboarding experience, which is (arguably) very well done.