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by dimfisch 4562 days ago
It's amazing how fast the world moves on.
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Don't forget, those teenagers entire families are now on Facebook. I concede that the actions of teenagers might be an indicator of what's to come, but the world has hardly 'moved on' yet.
One age group in one country isn't exactly 'moved on' yet. Waning yes, but still a force to be reckoned with.
"one country" that has a high GDP per capita, sweet-spot demographics for advertisers, and a high ad spend budget by marketers, that allows FB to generate considerable revenues. this is not just a "warning sign".
myspace was a force to be reckoned with.
Myspace was a site for teenagers. Facebook isn't. Old people don't give a crap about what the newest fad of the week is.
Friends Reunited was most certainly not a site for teenagers, but suffered the same fate.
but old people die.
but young people turn into old people - and, at the moment, at a faster rate than old people are dying.
pretty much seems that way in australia as well. source: father of 14 year old.
I'm gonna have to disagree with you on that one. Basically all social events are organised on Facebook with my friends because of how simple it is to do so and everyone uses it, general purpose chatting is also done on facebook to save credit

Source: 17 year old Australian

There's a fair difference between a 14 and a 17 year old.