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Analyst, 15, Creates Storm After Trashing Twitter

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the twitter-is-for-old-people dept.

Barence writes "A 15-year-old schoolboy has become an overnight sensation after writing a report on teenagers' media habits for analysts Morgan Stanley. Intern Matthew Robson was asked to write a report about his friends' use of technology during his work experience stint with the firm's media analysts. The report was so good the firm decided to publish it, and it generated 'five or six' times more interest than Morgan Stanley's regular reports. The schoolboy poured scorn on Twitter, claiming that teenagers 'realize that no one is viewing their profile, so their tweets are pointless.' He also claimed games consoles are replacing mobile phones as the way to chat with friends."

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  1. Bleeding edge by acehole · · Score: 5, Funny

    Once I read this report I tossed out my iphone and blackberry. I now walk around with the convenience of a xbox 360 and Playstation 3 strapped on each side of my hip. I also attach an atari 2600 to my chest for legacy situations.

    Me: 1 Technology: 0

     

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    1. Re:Bleeding edge by Red4man · · Score: 5, Funny

      I also attach an atari 2600 to my chest for legacy situations.
      You need an Intellivision on your back, and a ColecoVision makes a great hat.

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  2. Re:Here's the real reason... by ezzzD55J · · Score: 5, Funny

    Says the one who can't use the proper from of 'their'.

    Says the one who's sentence doesn't parse.

    Says the one who doesn't know when to use "who's" or "whose" :-)

  3. Re:Here's the real reason... by Culture20 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Murphry's Law explodes!

    And yuo mananged to misspeel "Muphry's". Bravo!

  4. Re:The reason behind this report by clam666 · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...and now in other news, a 38 year old housewife in Hoboken, NJ, reveals that no one reads Morgan Stanley reports, despite all the trees they cut down to publish them.

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  5. Re:I've Heard This Story Before by Kozz · · Score: 5, Funny

    In my day twitter was hosted on the wall of the bathroom stall...

    /me imagines:

    Here I tweet from my bathroom blog, not digital but analog.

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  6. Re:I've Heard This Story Before by spiffmastercow · · Score: 5, Funny

    Good plan for keeping the kids off of it!