readwriteweb.com - 7/7/2009
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How fickle are kids these days? Just when all the grown ups started figuring out Facebook , college and high school users have declined in absolute number by 20% and 15% respectively in a mere six months, according to estimates Facebook provides to advertisers and archived over the last six ...
scriptshadow.blogspot.com - 7/8/2009
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scriptshadow.blogspot.com —
No script link today. Sorry. :( Genre: Drama
Premise: A look at the rise of Facebook and...
the effect it's had on its founders. About: Aaron Sorkin was commissioned by Sony and producer Scott Rudin to write a movie about Facebook. Interestingly, ...
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The Social Network (Facebook Movie)
reuters.com - 7/6/2009
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reuters.com —
David Lawsky SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook will
likely be posting billions of dollars in revenue in...
five years, up from about $500 million this year, according to Silicon Valley entrepreneur Mark Andreessen who sits on Facebook's board. ...
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Facebook revenue to be billions in 5 years: board member
blog.facebook.com - 7/8/2009
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blog.facebook.com —
Facebook Pages make it easy to stay up-to-date
with your favorite public figures and organizations. For example,...
after connecting with Lance Armstrong, I'll receive updates directly from him on my Facebook homepage about his life on the Tour de ...
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Get Updates on Your Favorite Celebs and Organizations ...
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Fickle students fleeing Facebook? Gram and Gramps show up
Gadgetell —
... is skyrocketing: 55+ is up 513% in the past 6 months. That is an impressive number and ought to ease Facebook’s anxiety about any loss in student numbers. After all, students are typical cash poor while their parents and grandparents can pay to keep in touch. Sounds like the makings of a sustainable business plan.
If the naysayers are right, where are these students going for their social networking needs?
Source: [IStrategyLabs] via [ReadWriteWeb]
Full Story » | Written by JG Mason ...
The Young Bail on Facebook, but Over 55s Soar 500% and Bring Their Checkbooks!
Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim —
The demographic has shifted dramatically over at Facebook and that change could lead to billions in revenue, according to one prominent board member.
iStrategyLabs spent the last six months collecting user demographic data and discovered the number of users over the age of 55 soared from 1 million to nearly 6 million. During the same 6 month period, high school and college users dropped by as much as 22%!
Here’s the breakdown:
At the same time Facebook continues to gray, Silicon Valley entrepreneur Mark ...
The Older Demographic Makes A Large Push On Facebook
WebProNews Feed —
The demographic has shifted dramatically over at Facebook and that change could lead to billions in revenue, according to one prominent board member.
iStrategyLabs spent the last six months collecting user demographic data and discovered the number of users over the age of 55 soared from 1 million to nearly 6 million. During the same 6 month period, high school and college users dropped by as much as 22%!
Here’s the breakdown:
At the same time Facebook continues to gray, Silicon Valley entrepreneur Mark ...
News Bits: Yahoo Intros New 'Search Pad' Tool
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... 's student population is dwindling , as the numbers of college and high school users dropped by 20 percent and 15 percent, respectively, in the last six months. Meanwhile, the number of Facebook users over 55 grew by nearly 600 percent over the same period. [Ed. note: Which means ...
Facebook Is Aging: More Octogenarians Than Teens.
I4U News —
... could use Facebook. It was a golden era, one of comparatively less ridiculous misspellings and inane 'groups' to join. Then the high school students joined, and the floodgates opened soon after that to admit everyone and their grandmother. And, as it turns out, their grandmother brought all her friends from the old folks home, and all of them sent out emails and phone calls and carrier pigeons to their seta-septa-and-octagenarian friends. At least, that's one possible reason for why over 5 million people over 55 have joined Facebook in the last six months. The total number of ...
Facebook demographics show sharp decline in students, massive increase in baby boomers
Obsessable News Feed —
... [istrategylabs.com] Facebook's Own Estimates Show Declining Student Numbers; Now More Grandparents Than High School Users [ReadWriteWeb] ...
How Jane Fonda Became the Face of the Aging Adult Social Media World
Fast Company - Technology —
Over the past year I was introduced to Jane Fonda and have become known as her "tech guy" (a funny term she referred to me as on NBC's Today Show). In truth, I am a part of a trio that included my blogging wife, who gave a 71-year-old Jane Fonda a really great rationale at our first breakfast together as
to why she should be using social media and by the end her lightbulb went off.
That relationship continues today and I'm proud to say that Jane has not only
become one of our agency's first clients when we opened for business but also a
great friend and mentor to me and my family.
JaneFonda.com up, and counsel her
on a daily ...
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