[OYAN] Are teens replacing Facebook with another social networking tool?

Tue Apr 16 19:22:49 PDT 2013

So, I just conferred with the NW Library Teen Anime Club about the best way
to reach them and got a resounding "email".  While many of the text and
they spend time on a variety of social websites (facebook, skype,
instagram, etc.), they all agreed that email was still their first choice
for communication/information.  Guess I'm not such an old fogey after all.
:>)

It's interesting that what works for one place, doesn't for another.  Good
conversation, folks.

Susan

On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 4:37 PM, Barratt Miller <BMiller at crooklib.org>wrote:

>  I haven’t talked about Facebook with the teens in my library, although I
> know that some use it and some don’t. I use Remind101 (
> http://remind101.com) to send one-way mass text messages (or e-mails) to
> teens who are interested in text message program reminders. I work in a
> rural area with limited Internet access and a high poverty rate. All of the
> teens on my advisory board have basic cell phones, but other social media
> use seems to vary widely from teen to teen. ****
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> Maybe that’s why teens seem to use text messaging more widely than
> Facebook or other forms of Internet-based social media? It doesn’t matter
> if you have a smartphone or a data plan or a wifi connection or some other
> device with Internet access. Even the most basic cell phones can send text
> messages to anyone, from anywhere. Plus, they’re small enough to be easily
> carried around in your pocket or backpack.****
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> I read about Remind101 in a School Library Journal article. It’s free,
> easy to use, and has been working well for me so far. If you’re interested
> in a little more information before trying it, let me know!****
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> *From:* oyan-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us [mailto:
> oyan-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] *On Behalf Of *Lisa Elliott
> *Sent:* Friday, April 12, 2013 12:37 PM
> *To:* Kristy Kemper Hodge; oyan at listsmart.osl.state.or.us
> *Subject:* Re: [OYAN] Are teens replacing Facebook with another social
> networking tool?****
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> The teens do seem to use Facebook still, but it has been trending
> downward. I’ve quizzed my Teen Library Council about this several times and
> they say they’re using Tumblr, Pinterest and Instagram a lot, but they
> still seem to be using Facebook more. I think it’s just become so
> integrated they barely notice. The social networking they seem to use the
> most is texting. While there are still teens without cell phones, those
> that do have them text all the time and use them as IM machines. I
> struggled to come up with a handy way to contact Teen Library Council
> members until I started using gmail to text them.****
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> Hope this helps! ****
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> Lisa Elliott****
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> *From:* Kristy Kemper Hodge [mailto:kkhodge at ccrls.org <kkhodge at ccrls.org>]
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> *Sent:* Thursday, April 11, 2013 6:10 PM
> *To:* oyan at listsmart.osl.state.or.us
> *Subject:* [OYAN] Are teens replacing Facebook with another social
> networking tool?****
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> Hi all, ****
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> I've been just learning about teens moving away from Facebook as a social
> networking tool of choice, and wondered if you have found this to be the
> case of teens in your libraries? And, if so, if they are talking about
> other online hang-outs or social media tools that they're using?****
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> I've found some interesting articles, like this one<http://www.buzzfeed.com/jwherrman/are-teens-abandoning-social-networks>and this
> one<http://techcrunch.com/2013/04/10/facebook-still-reigns-supreme-with-teens-but-social-media-interest-dwindling/>,
> about national trends, but wondered about connecting with local teens and
> their trends. Any insight for a n00b librarian??
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> Thanks!
> Kristy****
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