Boring? Facebook Loses Steam with Teens Ms. Bels Friday, November 1, 2013 The Receipt “When your mom, grandmother, auntie and all the rest of your older family members joined Facebook, it’s time to find another social media outlet to congregate.” – Teenager This is one of the reasons why Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and his team are trying to figure ways to get this age demographic back interested. According to reports, Facebook has seen a slow drop in shares and their missing teenagers are one of the causes. With apps like Twitter and Instagram, Facebook doesn’t allow a friendlier outlook for the younger generation. Other apps are just more “hip” in comparison to Facebook. Also, the issue with privacy is a biggie for kids too. Research shows teens’ growing interest in other social apps like Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat, and a recent Pew study found more than half of teens have avoided certain apps because they’re worried about privacy. Twenty-six percent of teens have uninstalled an app after learning it was collecting their personal information, according to the study. Zuckerberg was livid this past summer when critics called Facebook “not cool”. But, honestly, Zuckerberg must be living under a rock because Facebook isn’t cool. You can ask anyone under 35 that. It may be time for the Facebook staff to go back to the drawing board and come up with a creative way to make the app/site fun again. Because sometimes kids just want to stay away from family and old classmates…aka people who may judge them. What do you all think? What can Facebook do to regain its younger members?
