Comments on: Teens Don’t Tweet; Twitter’s Growth Not Fueled By Youth

By: Bill Newman

Bill Newman — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:14:14 +0000

i think teens gave up on twitter when they realized their parents could see their tweets. teens want their own 'space'. most parents are not on myspace. it seems like myspace is for teens and party/"meat-market" types, while FB is general all around networking social ap. twitter seems to be 'texting' for the 30 and up crowd. i don't know, i have something like 18,000 followers on twitter and i'm thinking of abandoning it altogether.. i get better interaction through a "page" on FB.

By: JohnJ

JohnJ — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:33:27 +0000

The Search function on Twitter isn't designed to find new non-celebrity online friends.

There's no way to browse new people by location, age, sexual orientation, hobbies,etc.

Twitter is kind of anti-social for a social network. I just use it to follow a couple celebs.

By: Sam Kam

Sam Kam — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:18:11 +0000

Of course Morgan's report is accurate! Look at the images of the people on Twitter… They are all over 25 or more…
Let alone the fact that the average tweet has to do with making money online. Kids and teens are not interested. Having two teens of my own, they cant get away from Facebook. 1000 "friends" each. Facebook it is…

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By: Is Twitter Good for Stalking? :: Christopher Ross

Is Twitter Good for Stalking? :: Christopher Ross — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:18:25 +0000

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By: Why Teens Don’t Tweet

Why Teens Don’t Tweet — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:58:02 +0000

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By: Twitter users under 25 « Explorations in New Media from the Schieffer School of Journalism at TCU

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:05:38 +0000

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By: An Insightful Take on Teens on Twitter | The Social Workplace

An Insightful Take on Teens on Twitter | The Social Workplace — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:50:14 +0000

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By: Jay Turner

Jay Turner — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:57:11 +0000

im a teen, i tweet

By: Causes Featured in the Atlantic: The Netroots Effect – Causes Exchange Blog

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:09:33 +0000

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