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A Teenager’s View on Social Media
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#112This is filled with gems that old farts like me (I'm 30) don't have any idea about. If I don’t get any likes on my Instagram photo or Facebook post within 15 minutes you can sure bet I'll delete it. Super interesting take - it's as though they are posting not to show people stuff but to get people's approval for what they are posting. Simple but critically different in my opinion. Facebook is often used by us mainly…
It's not necessarily approval, but trying to start a conversation. If something gets no response after a while, it means nobody wants to talk about it so you might as well delete it.
Otherwise it feels like talking to a wall.
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#113Earlier quoted context omitted.
Re: "These are all just anecdotes" - yes, he made it very clear in the beginning of his essay: "This article will not use any studies, data, sources, etc. This is because you can easily get that from any other technology news website and analyze from there. I’m here to provide a different view based off of my life in this “highly coveted” age bracket. That being said, I'm not an expert at this by a long shot and I'm…
Yeah, except that is basically saying his analysis is worthless, in my honest opinion. Combine this with the fact that he is clearly biased towards Snapchat (just look at his personal Twitter and blog), yet doesn't disclose that fact, and you get a bad article that is taken way more seriously than it should be. Its similar to that fake radar app that claims it detects police radar from your smartphone then at the bot…
The title clearly says "A Teenagers View on Media". It's not a little disclaimer at the bottom of the page that says "This is only my view". It's right in the title and opening paragraph.
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#114Also noteworthy that Google+ didn't even get a mention, even if to mock it.
I remember reading something similar from a Korean kid 10 years ago, she said "email is for older people". I wonder if this kid uses email? The only time I see something Google+ related is occasional notifications on my gmail interface.
It's 50/50 that I even have my friends email addresses. Facebook messaging covers 99% of the need.
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#115Earlier quoted context omitted.
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…
> we wouldn't dream of not being on FB And 10 years ago I wouldn't dream of not having my ICQ friends. Your dreams are not the /most/ relevant.
And just because it's happened in the past does not guarantee that it will happen again. People have been predicting the downfall of Facebook for years, but it keeps growing.
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#116Earlier 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)
There was a thread posted here about the new Nokia215. SeverL people mentioned the importance of WhatsApp. Facebook really should create a whatsapp for System 30+ -- they would dominate that market. Whatsapp is really important in some markets. Just because you don't know anyone using it doesn't make that less true. (Also, I use it, so now you do know someone using it!)
A phone like the Nokia 215 is made for non-Western, non-first world audiences. With those audiences, WhatsApp is a bit deal. When it comes to US or other Western college campuses, maybe not so much.
I'm just saying, just because people with dumbphones or feature phones are clamoring for WhatsApp doesn't mean that people with smartphones care at all about the service.
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#118This kid doesn't even know that when he uses WhatsApp or Instagram, he's using Facebook.
By that logic, if you're using an Oculus Rift, you're also using Facebook.
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#119This kid doesn't even know that when he uses WhatsApp or Instagram, he's using Facebook.
Facebook the product vs. Facebook the company.
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#120> In this part Facebook shines- groups do not have the same complicated algorithms behind them that the Newsfeed does. It is very easy to just see the new information posted on the group without having to sift through tons of posts and advertising you don't really care about.
That part resonates with me, and I'm not young. I was an early Facebook user (2003-2004 when I was a college freshman) way before the news feed existed, and way before it starting "algorithmically" filtering and sorting. I've always hated it.