Facebook is still cool, but Twitter getting a lot cooler. A recent survey by the Pew Research Center and the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University revealed that an increasing number of teenagers have been flocking to Twitter as Zuckerberg's site is just "too much drama".
"The key is that there are fewer adults, fewer parents and just simply less complexity," said Amanda Lenhart of the Pew Research Center, one of the study's authors. "They still have their Facebook profiles, but they spend less time on them and move to places like Twitter, Instagram and Tumblr."
The survey found out that 94 percent of the teenagers have a profile on Facebook, flat with last year, while other social networking sites have been conspicuously gaining ground. Of these, Twitter has emerged the clear winner with almost a quarter of the teens admitting to using Twitter as opposed to 16 percent in 2011.
Compulsion to adhere to a social networking paradigm on top of excessive pressure to maintain their reputation amongst peers seems to have contributed to the waning interest in Facebook. Twitter is seen as the ready haven for social expression amongst teens that want to shake free of the constraints that tag along with Facebook.
The research also threw light on the fact that online sharing of personal information has steadily been on the rise. However, most of them seem to give utmost importance to their online reputations and exercise steady control over the people to whom they expose these particulars.
The research, to a large extent, has demonstrated the truth behind constant speculation of Facebook losing its "cool face" amongst teens. The social networking site, undeniably, has held on to the top spot, how much longer though is a compelling question.
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