Analyst, 15, Creates Storm After Trashing Twitter

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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Re:Bleeding edge

[Anonymous Coward]

I just fscking literally lol'd and spit out my coffee.

You owe me a new keyboard sir.

Re:Games consoles?

[drinkypoo]

Thing about 10 year olds, they don't stay that way. These kinds of reports are what people and corporations use to plan for the future.

Then they're pretty fucking stupid, because when that kid grows up, he'll have a cellphone.

I'm not suggesting that the report is the end-all be-all, but it does hint that maybe what people today are terribly excited about today may not be sustainable.

It really doesn't, because it's anecdotal. The plural of anecdote is not data.