‘Facebook fatigue’ stirs investor concern
By Robert Cookson
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As Facebook prepares to mark its first year as a public company on Saturday, it is facing pressure from investors to address fears that young people are losing interest in the service.
Though their views are mostly based on anecdotal evidence rather than hard statistics, many investors believe that under-25s are suffering from “Facebook fatigue” and defecting to services such as Twitter and WhatsApp.
“One of the most frequent conversations I have with investors is about whether the younger demographic is disengaging from Facebook,” says Mark Mahaney, internet analyst at RBC Capital Markets.
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My two “children” are in their early twenties. Both say that they don’t use Facebook that much. They don’t post their status or photos. It is all the parents using Facebook and spamming each other with ads because they “like” something.
My kids do use Twitter and Instagram a lot.