“Facebook was originally active exclusively at Harvard University, but later spread to other educational institutions and the entire youth generation. The group of early adopters consisted almost exclusively of young users. However, that has now completely reversed. The average age of the Facebook user is approaching 40 years. The fastest growing user group consists of 55+ people. Facebook is therefore no longer identified with youth culture.”
I disagree with David Martin. In the Netherlands we of course have Hyves macedonia phone number list where the average age also became older. More and more parents started using the network and of course wanted to be friends with their children. Older children in particular, such as teenagers, do not like to allow their parents into their online friends network. I know young people with 2 profiles: one for their parents and one without their parents. Incidentally, I also know a lot of young people who do not care that their parents are on Facebook and are friends with them. According to this study, parents do go quite far in digitally controlling their children.
Dutch youngsters have not been chased away by parents on Hyves, so why would this be different with Facebook? If Google's new network becomes a success, they might relocate again. But whether that really has anything to do with parents online or with the new and unique nature of such a new network? I think the latter.