American Teenagers Not So Enthusiastic About Twitter

by Tanya on  February 08, 2010 at 9:11 AM Lifestyle News
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"I don't know a single person who uses Twitter," Samara Fantie, 17, of Gaithersburg, said, adding that with so many of her friends on Facebook, Twitter seems beside the point.

Fantie listed its drawbacks, saying it appears to be less secure, more public and too condensed.

"Teenagers like to talk, and 140 characters is just not enough," she said.

"Facebook does everything Twitter offers, only it's better. It would be like going backwards," she stated.

The Pew findings are consistent with those of Eszter Hargittai of Northwestern University.

In a study of 1,115 college freshmen, done less than a year ago, she found that 85 percent of those surveyed had never used Twitter, 10 percent used it once and did not go back and 4 percent were using it regularly.

"They're more interested in friends and not keeping in touch with the world more broadly," she said.

Lynn Schofield Clark, a researcher at the University of Denver, says the finding about few teens on Twitter may be surprising to adults who assume that teens are always seeking the spotlight.

But she notes that teens have become more wary of revealing too much, and "Twitter seems to take away the control they want".

"There is a growing awareness of privacy levels," she added.

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