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A Teenager’s View on Social Media

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Re: A Teenager’s View on Social Media

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Post by joshstrange »

josu wrote: post #24
bgun wrote: post #19

many have nailed this on the head. It’s dead to us. The next few paragraphs then go on to describe Facebook as essential social plumbing. I think an FB product manager would be delighted to hear that Facebook is "dead" in this way. This is precisely why the most successful social network of its generation was built, first and foremost, to be a platform rather than a cocktail party.

So were Yahoo and AOL. If specialized apps start to show up, people may start ditching FB altogether.

Not too sure about that. All of my friends (I'm 23) have FB and while we all more or less hate it we wouldn't dream of not being on FB. It's the best way to connect with someone you meet (through friends, at a bar, etc) and you don't have to ask for a number. Just friend request, chat a little bit and if it works out swap numbers and move to SMS.

Like your parent said I see FB as "essential social plumbing", not the most glamorous or best but a necessity and way to connect to people before you go "off FB" to another app or SMS to chat/interact. The only reason I "post" to FB is b/c my Twitter posts to FB. I rarely use Twitter except from trying to get companies attention after having them ignore support requests or not having any other support at all. Multiple times I've used a websites/app's built in ticketing system only to get no response. A pissed tweet a couple days later and I've got a response within the hour... The squeaky wheel...

Re: A Teenager’s View on Social Media

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Post by unixpunx »

joshstrange wrote: post #10
dominic2 wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think Whatsapp has emerged as the better group service that everyone is using. It's a little too easily brushed aside in this article.

I disagree, none of my friends use WhatsApp and I've never heard them mention it. It's all about group texts or FB chat groups. (I am 23)

That's because you have no real friends, only facebook "keeping up appearances"-tier acquintances.

Re: A Teenager’s View on Social Media

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Post by graeme »

[deleted] wrote: post #27
joshstrange wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I disagree, none of my friends use WhatsApp and I've never heard them mention it. It's all about group texts or FB chat groups. (I am 23)

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> Only, I've never heard of WhatsApp being used as anything more than an indicator that your SO is cheating on you.

How? I've never heard this. Whatsapp is on your phone like texts.

Re: A Teenager’s View on Social Media

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Post by pgrote »

canvia wrote: post #32
nostromo wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm older than you and I definitely don't want a one stop shop. Currently I use Facebook to see photos of my extended family, LinkedIn for work & sales, Instagram to keep up with my cooler friends, Twitter to see trending news, StockTwits to see investing ideas... To me this is the future of social networking: many networks, each with a specialized purpose.

Would you use a personal aggregator that combined feeds from all those networks into one?

Yes, I would as long as it's a natural river in chronological order.

Re: A Teenager’s View on Social Media

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Post by dethstar »

Rainymood wrote: post #29

20/m/europe >In short, many have nailed this on the head. It’s dead to us. Facebook is something we all got in middle school because it was cool but now is seen as an awkward family dinner party we can't really leave. What? >Snapchat is where we can really be ourselves while being attached to our social identity. Without the constant social pressure of a follower count or Facebook friends, I am not constantly having…

>>In short, many have nailed this on the head. It’s dead to us. Facebook is something we all got in middle school because it was cool but now is seen as an awkward family dinner party we can't really leave.

>What?

The author is talking about how their grandma is on fb now and on their friendlist. They don't feel as comfortable posting certain content there.

Re: A Teenager’s View on Social Media

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Post by eastbayjake »

Anechoic wrote: post #28

Piggybacking off bcRIPster (now down voted) post, I'd be curious to know the race of the teen author and if the preferences he observed are the same across others with different ethnic and racial background. Among my 30-something and 40-something circle I've noticed that most of my white and Asian friends tend to utilize Facebook more while most of my black friends tend to use Twitter more. Instagram seems more evenl…

This is only anecdotal of course, but I taught in a 99% African-American public high school and it seemed like most students were on Twitter. Most of those former students are obsessed with Snapchat now -- I do get a lot of the "I'm so bored" messages from them via My Story. I guess when you have to opt-in to see someone's Story it doesn't feel like you're spamming someone if you post a bunch -- your friends control the spigot.

Re: A Teenager’s View on Social Media

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Post by Afforess »

bcRIPster wrote: post #11
bcRIPster wrote: post #2

While it's an interesting article, I think he's being a bit hyperbolic in translating his local experience out to a generalization. This isn't simply a 19 year olds experience. It is a white, suburban, middle-class, male attending a conservative university in a culturally regressive state. If nothing else, he's about as radically distant from an urban minority as you could get to the point where I'd imagine it is rea…

Ok mods, I'm concerned that I have made some valid criticisms on this article as have others in their comments, yet mine is being down modded into negatives. I'm left feeling this is immature and punitive for a joke I made on a prior news posting where I complained about the down modding. Would someone like to explain just how my criticism is so much more severe as to warrant attack over the other criticisms?

Complaining about downvotes is the surest method of accumulating more. It's an observation I've made over the years, not an indictment of you.
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