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Researchers Claim Facebook Is 'Dead and Buried' To Many Young Users

Posted by timothy on from the no-room-for-an-emoticon dept.

JoeyRox writes "The recent decline in Facebook's popularity with teenagers appears to be worsening. A Global Social Media Impact study of 16 to 18 year olds found that many considered the site 'uncool' and keep their profiles alive only to keep in touch with older relatives, for whom the site remains popular. Researches say teens have switched to using WhatsApp, Snapchat, and Twitter in place of Facebook."

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  1. Re: Who would believe it? by iamhassi · · Score: 4, Informative

    Unfortunately researcher is almost right. I have a teenage relative that only uses instagram and snapchat. She has a Facebook profile but that's only because myself and other "older" relatives use Facebook.

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  2. Re:Who would believe it? by 93+Escort+Wagon · · Score: 4, Informative

    I don't think there's any one place - yet - that has the cachet Facebook (and MySpace before that) once had. Among my daughter's circle of friends (all in their early 20s), though, it appears Tumblr is the new Facebook. And she's told me before the only reason she has a Facebook account at all is to keep in touch with her older relatives.

    Of course I like to respond that I quit Facebook before it was cool. :-P At which point she invariably rolls her eyes and says "DA-ad..."

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  3. Re: Who would believe it? by amiga3D · · Score: 3, Informative

    Hell, I still use IRC.

  4. Not all the "older" folks use Facebook ! by Taco+Cowboy · · Score: 3, Informative

    ... only because myself and other "older" relatives use Facebook

    Sorry.

    Not all the "older folks" use Facebook.

    I for one, don't.

    Yes, I do have a FB account. I signed on to FB when it was brand new (just like I sign on to /. when it was brand new) but I do not like what people do there --- they TELL EVERYBODY EVERYTHING ABOUT THEMSELVES.

    I am not interested to know who eat what at where, nor interested to tell anyone what I do at what place in what time either.

    I logged on to my FB account for 2 times since I signed on. Yes, exactly two times, and no more.

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  5. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 5, Informative

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  6. Re: Who would believe it? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    From Wikipedia:
    The Tea Party movement is an American political movement that is primarily known for advocating a reduction in the U.S. national debt and federal budget deficit by reducing U.S. government spending and taxes.[1][2] The movement has been called partly conservative,[3] partly libertarian,[4] and partly populist.[5] It has sponsored protests and supported political candidates since 2009.[6][7][8]

    What is your problem with that?