42% of US Internet Users Have a Facebook Account. For Twitter, It’s 16%

Post by recursive » Thu, Oct 04, 2012, 12:15 AM UTC

diego wrote: post #8

stephengillie wrote: post #7

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Just because many people are not using something, it doesn't mean demand for that something is high. Often, it's the other way around - if many people are not using something, it's usually due to low demand (at this price). What price? Time, effort, attention, opportunity costs, etc.

I think it's barrier to entry. It must be very frustrating to join Twitter today, see people with thousands of followers and not having any. Most non-famous people I know who joined Twitter recently follow 50-100 people and have a handful of followers (who know them in real life). They get bored quickly and stop using it.

Post by padobson » Fri, Oct 05, 2012, 3:50 AM UTC

stephengillie wrote: post #7

padobson wrote: post #3

Didn't know about the polling app that Google has. That's great. Seems to me like Twitter still has a lot of opportunity for growth in the US, if these numbers are to be believed.

Just because many people are not using something, it doesn't mean demand for that something is high. Often, it's the other way around - if many people are not using something, it's usually due to low demand (at this price). What price? Time, effort, attention, opportunity costs, etc.