Comments on: The ‘Ps’ On Facebook & Youth Social Networking Fatigue

By: MySpace’s Second Act: ‘A Window For Youth Culture’ | Ypulse

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:06:47 +0000

[...] there has been a degree of "white flight" among youth from MySpace to Facebook, I also believe that growing youth Facebook fatigue, combined with a new and improved MySpace could bring some younger Facebook users, especially those [...]

By: BrettHummel.com

BrettHummel.com — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:30:40 +0000

Online Usage Changing Millennial Brains?…

We always hear that Millennials are different, and that their constant online interaction is changing the very way they interact. However, I do not know if I believe all of the hype. While older generations may not understand Gen Ys methods, t…

By: Brett Hummel

Brett Hummel — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 01:38:06 +0000

Facebook has lost its magic because it betrayed its original proposition: a space for college kids to exchange information with friends. By segregating peer groups, sites like My Yearbook and Facebook created an exclusivity aura similar to the ‘best’ clubs in LA and New York City, giving them a leg up on their competition. Now that the site is open to everyone however, it has lost the very thing that separated it from the multitude of MySpace-like sites.

I also think that social networking is fragmenting towards niche sites which can actually offer users privacy and the ability to build stronger bonds between members since the sites are more focused. While sites like Facebook will always have a place, they will not be as dominant as they are today.

By: Amy Jussel

Amy Jussel — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 06:49:25 +0000

Funny, I was interviewing some young teens who still ‘prefer MySpace because it’s more fun’ and have segued to Facebook because ‘all our friends keep moving there’ and the general sentiment seems to be ‘what’s the big deal w/FB, or even, it’s ‘boring’ and some pointblank saying, ‘I’ll stay on MS cuz no way am I gonna be in the same zone as my parents’…

I also recently OVERheard a heated conversation about this between two 14 year olds (one ‘friends’ their family, the other thinks that’s “messed up”) and the interesting twist was the reasoning, “Say you friend my mom, then she can access ME through YOU and that’s just not right.”

(I actually don’t think she can, she can see the list of friends/status lines, but not the full profile)

Still, it points to the desperate need for a ‘teen space’ to just ‘be.’

And I empathize with them…No eagle eyes and helicopter hovering to tongue wag about language or gossip. No ‘tmi’ oopsie moments wreaking havoc. As I often tell parent peers, “Just because you CAN, doesn’t mean you SHOULD.” ;-)

In daylight hours, I’m also seeing more desire for F2F contact even among YOUNGER teens (sans wheels) e.g. “meet you downtown, or bike to the park” kind of thing…but by night they’re back on the keyboards for a friend fix w/their pals.

http://www.ShapingYouth.org

By: Why teens will leave Facebook in the next two years | Life in Student Ministry

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:18:40 +0000

[...] light of some other blog posts that are coming out. Among others, Anastasia Goodstein writes about Facebook and youth social networking fatigue, Libby Issendorf says that gen Y lost that loving feeling for Facebook, and Adam McLanes writes [...]

By: Gerard Babitts

Gerard Babitts — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:23:56 +0000

I blogged about this exact issue just recently: Does Gen Y Know Something We Don't? Something is definitely up. I would love for someone to do an exhaustive study on social media fatigue and whether teens and Gen Y are early-adopters in this as well. My gut tells me that what we are now seeing with younger demos will hit the older ones within one-to-two years once the novelty wears off and the noise becomes too much.

By: The More Things Change The More They Stay The Same | Digitally Approved

The More Things Change The More They Stay The Same | Digitally Approved — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:53:22 +0000

[...] became inspired to blog after reading a post on YPulse about “Youth Social Networking Fatigue”, which outlines why teens are falling out of love with Facebook and other social sites. One [...]

By: Social Networking Basics

Social Networking Basics — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 19:10:27 +0000

[...] The ‘Ps’ On Facebook & Youth Social Networking Fatigue [...]

By: Amy Strecker

Amy Strecker — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:14:38 +0000

You are right on! Facebook has gone from novelty to normalcy among early adopters, and kids regular ask us for something more from their online experiences. (We also have the answer to their request!)

http://oneseventeenmedia.wordpress.com/2009/04/03/youth-bored-with-current-social-networks/

By: Youth Bored With Current Social Networks « OneSeventeen Media Blog

Youth Bored With Current Social Networks « OneSeventeen Media Blog — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:14:00 +0000

[...] and other same-box-new-wrapping social networks with the same zest they did several years ago. Anastasia Goodstein at Ypulse dug a bit deeper into the dwindling flame of passion between kids and … saying, “A bunch of folks (including me) began to comment and speculate about where the [...]