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Different Social Networks Are... Different
An anonymous reader writes "International Business Times reports that not all online social networks are the same, according to new research released this week. Internet research firm, comScore Networks, said on Thursday that significant age differences exist between the user bases of these websites.
"While the top social networking sites are typically viewed as directly competing with one another, our analysis demonstrates that each site occupies a slightly different niche," commented Jack Flanagan, executive vice president of comScore Media Metrix."
Wait, you're telling me that Craigslist, Myspace, and MoveOn.org have different audiences? Say it ain't so!
Thank the gods that Mark Foley has been bridging the gap between the Congressional Record and the A/S/L generation...
Be careful of your thoughts; they could become words at any minute...
FTA: There is a misconception that social networking is the exclusive domain of teenagers, but this analysis confirms that the appeal of social networking sites is far broader.
Of course it's not just teens. It's also all the creepy older people that need to hang out with teens. And I'm not really talking about the sexual predators, I'm just talking about the 35 year olds with tattoos and piercings clinging desperately to what's left of their diminishing youth.
So in a way, this misconception that social networking is for teens is precisely why you get so many creepy older people there - they want to be with the teens. Ironically, now that we have stories coming out like this, the social respectability of these sites will increase and we might to see some normal adults. So the creepy adults are paving the way for broad general acceptance. Not to mention the kids who get started with social sites early and then just grow up with them.
Does anyone else want to pull their hair out whenever the news media reports on tech with such a "golly gee willickers!" tone?
-stormin
The Southern Baptist Convention has creationism. On Slashdot, we have porn.
Next up: Tautologies are tautologies!
That must be him swallowing the advertiser's load.
MySpace: Crappy bands and empty-headed teenage girls.
LiveJournal: Trolls, drama queens and emo girls who are into cutting.
Orkut: Brazilians and nobody else.
Yahoo / Yahoo 360: Bored teenagers and creepy swingers.
Friendster: Old people who are so behind the curve they think Windows is a pretty neat OS. The kind of people who call their web browser "the Internet" and use MSN Messenger.
GCHQ Quantum Insert installed. If only our tongues were made of glass, how much more careful we would be when we speak
...fun things are fun.
That reminds me of the famous quote by an economist, can't remember who, who said, that for instance, at a ski lodge, there are many young girls looking for husbands, and many husbands looking for young girls, but the situation is not exactly transitive...
There is no God, and Dirac is his prophet.
Easy -- They're all old guys trying to pick up young girls. My name is Chinese, but most American's think it's female. In fact, they think of this lithe ice skater. The reality is that I'm an overweight, balding, gap-toothed, Asian male nerd... but I get so many requests from 45+ year old guys pretending to be 18 and feigning interest in stuff I listed as my pastimes. E.g., Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Hello Kitty merchandise (my daughter loves it), sushi (tons of requests to hang out for sushi and wine, lots of wine). I have emails from dozens of dudes telling me they like walking on the beach and conversations in coffee bars. I finally relate to those millions of women who get physically ill when some dude tries some pathetic line...
(Hmm.. Any females reading this please note how sensitive I am from the above post. If you want to get together to chat, let me know).