Trend? Facebook Youth decline?

[MacUser]

It's SO over: cool cyberkids abandon social networking sites
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/au ... king-sites

The proliferation of parents and teachers trawling the pages of Facebook trying to poke old schoolfriends and lovers, and traversing the outer reaches of MySpace is causing an adolescent exodus from the social networking sites, according to research from the media regulator Ofcom.

The sites, once the virtual streetcorners, pubs and clubs for millions of 15- to 24-year-olds, have now been over-run by 25- to 34-year-olds whose presence is driving their younger peers away.

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Thought was an interesting discussion..

[Brian]

I know my daughter (16) has never really liked Facebook all that much but she still uses Myspace all the time. She likes how customizable Myspace is over sites like Facebook and Twitter. Were I like Facebook and Twitter because they seem more adult.

[EagerBeaver]

Well if you think about it...

Until about 2005-06, you could only sign up for Facebook if you were a college student. The web address was www.thefacebook.com then. Remember those days?

They gradually started letting more people in. If you could verify working for a business that was allowed to have a network on Facebook, you could join in about mid-06. That's when I joined.

Then shortly afterward, Facebook opened up membership to high school students. Right after that, everyone.

Then they changed the design of it and started allowing applications. Quizzes, games, you name it...everything started appearing in people's feeds.

Now you've even got parents signing up their 12-and-under children on FB. Totally illegal but what can FB do?

Facebook has MySpaced itself in a way, and MySpace is dying a slow death (long live MySpace).

Then you had this Twitter thing come along recently, and I was a part of it before it started becoming overrun by news media and other RSS repeaters.

It's amazing how trends come and go. First it was MySpace, then Facebook, now Twitter. Anyone want to help me create the next social networking phenomenon, then cash out by selling to Google?

[MacUser]

It's amazing how trends come and go. First it was MySpace, then Facebook, now Twitter. Anyone want to help me create the next social networking phenomenon, then cash out by selling to Google?

Good comments. btw.. sign me up partner.. I'll be glad to help.

Unrelated plug. Tried Google Voice? Amazing.

[dolfan]

Hijack alert: How long will these apps like Google Voice remain free?

[pastorables]

Anyone want to help me create the next social networking phenomenon, then cash out by selling to Google?

Let's do it. I already have the domain snickerbug.com

pa