The notion that children are essential to a new technology’s success has proved to be largely a myth.
Who’s Driving Twitter’s Popularity? Not Teenagers - NYTimes.com (via chartreuse)
The ‘young people aren’t on Twitter’ argument amuses me to no end. The idea that a social technology has managed massive buzz and growth based mostly on an older market is valuable, not worrisome. Look how long it took Facebook to move past its reputation as a place where youth connect. Some would argue it still hasn’t.
