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Teens Abandoning Facebook for Twitter?!
The Pew Internet & American Life Project, which is almost CERTAINLY a good use of our tax dollars, found that Twitter use amongst teens age 12 to 17 has doubled from two years ago, from 8 to 16 percent. Another Pew survey found that one in five 18 to 29 year olds use Twitter. But the real question is, if there are so many people on Twitter, how come so few of them are following me?
Note the number of followers. How could this be?
The study suggests that the move away from Facebook is motivated by teen's desire for privacy. It's simple to make your lock down your profile to only those who you want to see it. But the professor of communication at Wake Forest University in North Carolina, a Mr. Ananda Mitra, suggests that online privacy is "mythical privacy". He believes that even if you make your Protect Your Tweets, they can still be seen. I mean, what if there are cyber-hackers who desperately want to know what you're eating for breakfast? This way of thinking tells me that Professor Mitra needs to relax. The world isn't as scary as he thinks.
Pictured: Professor Mitra with the flamethrower he always carries in case he's attacked by bats.
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If I could make another suggestion as to why Twitter might be gaining ground on Facebook — Twitter is used to send short messages to people who are interested in us. Facebook is used for pictures, status updates, tagging, subscriptions, Liking, comments, posts on other people's Wall, posts on your own Wall, Timeline, events, groups, Farmville, notes, and poking.
"I get message notifications when I'm chatting? Is chatting messaging now?"
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I feel like there's too much going on in Facebook, and simplicity is going to be more successful when you're dealing with the complicated lives of teenagers. If you think about social media as a tool. Would you rather have one with a single function it does well, like a hammer, or some cumbersome multi-purpose tool that tries to do everything?
Pictured: For all intents and purposes, Facebook.
Have you made a similar move away from Facebook and towards Twitter? Let us know why in the comments below!
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RingoMcCartney
15 weeks ago
I made a twitter first. Then my friends persuaded me to make a facebook. Bad choice, it's boring
SpecialRelapse
16 weeks ago
Who would have guessed this day would come...twitter has become better than facebook (for some people anyways)
DreamlandDreamer
16 weeks ago
Facebook got boring months ago. I pretty much deserted it and never came back.
alliegarfieldd
16 weeks ago
fb is way better twitter so boring
SimplyStephanie
16 weeks ago
Not to mention Twitter has been used to cyber bully. It was apparently a huge deal over here in Bentonville High School. some kids got arrested. No joke. So Twitter is just another tool used for the wrong purposes. It allows you to hide who you are unlike facebook. (Ignoring those like what 20 fake accounts on facebook that people don't really care about anyways?)
SimplyStephanie
16 weeks ago
So I don't like Twitter. Its boring. You write about what you're doing, &what you think is cool, &if other people like it they can favorite or retweet. Big whoop? I honestly prefer intamicy, and using Twitter you just don't get that. Not to mention NO ONE I knew gave a firetrucking care about Twitter back in Cali, but as soon as I moved EVERYONE said it's the new thing. I honestly just think it's because celebrities are doing it. It's a trend, soon to be replaced with some other site. First it w
jklaborde
16 weeks ago
You know people, if you don't know the person that's trying to friend request you, there's this thing called a button that says "Ignore." Also, you never have to like people's statuses unless you agree with them or what they're saying is funny. And no, not everyone on facebook is fake. None of my friends have ANY photoshopped pictures.
Nyan321
16 weeks ago
I completely agree
sydsense
16 weeks ago
Everyone on Fb is so fake. Whenever a girl posts a picture all the boys will be like oh you're so pretty oh can I get your number and such nasty stuffs when the picture is obviously over-edited. Also it's the friend list thing that annoys me so much. All the bitches are like oh my list is full, do you think I should create a new account or a fan page. It's like wtf YOU ADD ANYONE YOU SEE and you are "proud" of having 5k
"friends"??!
tehya400
16 weeks ago
AWW I WILL FOLLOW YOU!!!!
adamwestjerkbag
16 weeks ago
Anyone remember MySpace? Tom apparently has a facebook that traitor bitch haha
adamwestjerkbag
16 weeks ago
Tweet the deats man..... sike jk twitter sucks
SilverStatic
16 weeks ago
@J2Dinc I could not agree more
J2Dinc
16 weeks ago
Twitter sucks SHIT!!! Facebook has always been better!
Smoshbabe1998
16 weeks ago
Facebook is a bit too insane for me.
Everyone expects you to like their status, or chat with them each time they come online.
On twitter, if they see the status they see it. they dont have to go all OMG on him
MilkyKittykatfi...
16 weeks ago
What the crap?!?!?! I mean yes drama does happen on FB but that's why there is a thing called blocking!!!! I mean i swear if you don't want drama to happen get away from it!!!
XxdioxX
16 weeks ago
To many people like to start drama on Facebook. Twitter is like your own lil world, that's why I switched.
MDawgzHelkz
16 weeks ago
I kind of disagree, most teens I know that switched from facebook to twitter, wasn't because of privacy. It was because facebook has changed so much and the timeline makes a lot of peoples computer slower, and nobody likes it. That was the reason I switched over.
SmoshyGoodness817
16 weeks ago
I still have my Facebook and I get on it once or twice a day, but only for literally 3 minutes because it's so boring.. Twitter, I'm on it 8000000 times a day and it never gets boring :D
Dole banana
16 weeks ago
wow
jklwq123
16 weeks ago
i'm on twitter so much, i'm not on facebook that much anymore because stupid people cause drama and random people add you just to have a lot of people on facebook and on twitter i follow people that are interesting and they don't start drama :)
SonnyJFox
16 weeks ago
It's been 1 year that I deleted my Facebook account.
I tried Twitter and it's WAY more simple than Facebook.
No poking, no groups, no apps, no annoying people.
chilla124
16 weeks ago
tumblr for even more privacy. and if that isnt enough, take the death leap and go for myspace.
Aqua_Fishie
16 weeks ago
It's because parents are on Facebook now, so people go to twitter to be able to get away with stuff
SmoshEva
16 weeks ago
Yeah, I hate the feeling of being judged by what you say.
KaylaIronside
16 weeks ago
I Have Twitter and Facebook. I NEVER use my Twitter account and am on Facebook religiously throughout the day. I still love Facebook, I think it's way better than Twitter.
Jazzyriko
16 weeks ago
I use twitter to update people on my life more than facebook for a number of reasons.
-I have too many friends on facebook who will judge my every move
-people on twitter don't really give a crap, even if you post 100 tweets a day. So you can basically say whatever you want and get away with it.
-Facebook is just annoying because they change it every 5 seconds and there's so many complicated things like apps, poking, groups, messages, likes, etc.
-Twitter is much simpler, especially for tech
SmoshEva
16 weeks ago
I have both twitter and facebook, but I don't use facebook that much. I find Twitter more easier and just better than facebook. I'm Dutch and in the Netherlands we also got something like facebook, but then for Dutch people: hyves.nl. I used that for like 5 years, but I stopped with it 5 months ago ^^
the host
16 weeks ago
yea i deleted my facebook account and i still have my twitter i never use facebook anymore, it sems old now "nomatter how much they change the backround"
sausageroll95
16 weeks ago
I use facebook less and less now and more twitter, because everyone is so immature on facebook and arguements start over anything, the people of twitter are far nicer :D I mean, I still have a nosey on facebook from time to time, but twitter is the main one :)
Haloplayer2525
16 weeks ago
Hi.