ICYMI – February 1, 2012
If you are like me you try to read as many articles, blogs and books as possible but just cannot catch all of them. “In Case You Missed It” is my way of pointing out a few “reads” that I think are too good to miss.
Social networking websites continue to drive a growing share of referral traffic. Although Google+ has garnered a lot of attention recently, another new player has entered the game and could be appearing in your website referral traffic reports. Here’s how Pinterest is reshaping social commerce for online retailers.
Teens On Twitter: They’re Migrating Sometimes For Privacy – Martha Irvine
CHICAGO — Teens don’t tweet, will never tweet – too public, too many older users. Not cool.
That’s been the prediction for a while now, born of numbers showing that fewer than one in 10 teens were using Twitter early on.
But then their parents, grandparents, neighbors, parents’ friends and anyone in-between started friending them on Facebook, the social networking site of choice for many – and a curious thing began to happen.
Suddenly, their space wasn’t just theirs anymore. So more young people have started shifting to Twitter, almost hiding in plain sight.
Counting Down To 2012, One Trend At A Time: Twitter Takes Over
We follow youth culture and media trends closely throughout the year, and we’re seeing some significant shifts in Millennial attitudes and habits that will have an impact going into 2012 and beyond. We’ve picked up on these trends by paying attention to expert opinions, by talking with students and watching their habits, and through our research of what matters to Millennials. Look back at this week’s posts to read about all five trends.
Not So Fast: Teens Aren’t Fleeing Facebook For Twitter – Dave Copeland
Contrary to an Associated Press report implying otherwise, teens are not shutting down their Facebook accounts in favor of Twitter.
Emil Protalinski has a much more thorough analysis of what is happening, which includes the Pew Research report AP used, as well as a July 2011 Pew report that focused solely on teens and social media use. His conclusion? Teens are definitely using Twitter more, but they are not giving up their Facebook accounts to do so.
