Facebook Losing its Cool Cachet Among Teenagers | TIME.com: Is Facebook Losing Its Cool? Some Teens Think So
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg addresses an audience during a media event at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. on March 7, 2013.
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Baret Steed is tired of Facebook. She’s had an account since she was 13, but isn’t a fan of the fact that the social network now includes not only her friends, but also her parents, aunts, and uncles. “It’s almost like they’re the only ones on there,” she says. “All your relatives are constantly commenting on your stuff. I appreciate the gesture and wanting to keep up with my life, but it’s kind of annoying.”
Steed, 15, is at an age where social media is high on her priority list. She spends about six hours a day on various social sites and apps, but an increasing amount of that time is being ceded to platforms like Instagram (which Facebook owns), Tumblr, and Twitter.
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg addresses an audience during a media event at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. on March 7, 2013.
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Why Facebook Might Be Losing Teens The Verge
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Baret Steed is tired of Facebook. She’s had an account since she was 13, but isn’t a fan of the fact that the social network now includes not only her friends, but also her parents, aunts, and uncles. “It’s almost like they’re the only ones on there,” she says. “All your relatives are constantly commenting on your stuff. I appreciate the gesture and wanting to keep up with my life, but it’s kind of annoying.”
Steed, 15, is at an age where social media is high on her priority list. She spends about six hours a day on various social sites and apps, but an increasing amount of that time is being ceded to platforms like Instagram (which Facebook owns), Tumblr, and Twitter.