http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/10/31/facebooks-growing-pains/ Insight and Analysis from North of the Border Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:01:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/10/31/facebooks-growing-pains/comment-page-1/#comment-130017 Guy Rosen Sat, 01 Nov 2008 21:47:02 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=4196#comment-130017 Your informal poll may be right, but how many people actually *use* Facebook? Almost everyone I know has a Facebook account (heck, even my parents opened one). And yet, only a small percentage of them actually use it on a regular basis. Frankly I've found many people drop off once the novelty wears out, there are no more old school buddies to find and you stop getting trivia invitations. What is interesting though is that it's the youth who are sticking with Facebook. Teens are using it more frequently than email. Assuming they persist (and don't quit on it like they did on MySpace), that IS really saying something about Facebook's long term prospects. Your informal poll may be right, but how many people actually *use* Facebook?
Almost everyone I know has a Facebook account (heck, even my parents opened one). And yet, only a small percentage of them actually use it on a regular basis. Frankly I’ve found many people drop off once the novelty wears out, there are no more old school buddies to find and you stop getting trivia invitations.
What is interesting though is that it’s the youth who are sticking with Facebook. Teens are using it more frequently than email. Assuming they persist (and don’t quit on it like they did on MySpace), that IS really saying something about Facebook’s long term prospects.

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