Facebook Has No Age Limit

This weekend, I have made some realizations about Facebook, and I'm starting to think that it isn't what it used to be. I have grown out of my extreme "Facebook phase" that I once found myself in, and I don't use it nearly as much as I used to.  I would say that in high school I was at my peak of using Facebook, checking it multiple times a day. Now, I spend more of my time on Twitter and Instagram. One realization I made was that Facebook is full of "older" adults.

I try to post pictures periodically to let my friends and extended family know what I've been up to. This morning I posted a bunch of pictures of my friends and I at the Luke Bryan concert we attended (which was AMAZING if I must add). Almost all of the comments and "likes" I got on the pictures were from my relatives- all of whom are around my parents age! It also seems like anytime I put up pictures and tag my friends in them, I get a comment or like from their mom, aunt, grandparent, and practically the whole family. Facebook is full of the "older" generation of people now (Sorry Mom!). Back in 2008 when I joined Facebook, it was full of kids my age. Now, I have tons of Facebook friends who are my parents' age and older!

http://www.felicityfields.com/numbers-facebook-worth-time/

Facebook and Business

• Facebook is one of the most popular social networking sites for companies to use.
• It is important for companies to use their Facebook page to effectively reach out to their target market
• According to our class textbook, "Facebook is the Internet".
• People spend so much time on Facebook that they end up using it to search for almost anything. They are spending less time on search engine websites like Google, and more time on social networking sites like Facebook. 
• More than 80% of Americans between 13 and 24 are on Facebook, and over half of these users are active everyday (According to research from The Social Habit). 

Since the average age of Facebook users is moving more towards middle aged and older people, businesses may need to reevaluate if Facebook is really the site for them. Companies that are trying to reach out to teens may want to think about using other sites, like Twitter or Instagram. Facebook may have been the most effective site for some businesses to use in the past, but this might not be the case anymore. Like we've discussed in class, social media is a field that is constantly changing. New technology and apps are coming out everyday. Who knows- Facebook might be replaced by something even better one day!

Overall, in my point of view Facebook is now full of parents and grandparents. Now that the tables have turned, it seems like parents are more likely to be on Facebook than their kids! Despite what it used to be, these days Facebook has no age limit. 

http://gossipgenie.com/old-people-on-facebook/