A study of how older teenagers use social media has found Facebook is "not just on the slide, it is basically dead and buried" and is being replaced by simpler social networks such as Twitter and Snapchat, an expert has claimed.
I recently returned from a family visit during which my 17 year old niece, who is heading off to college next fall, informed me she rarely uses her FB account anymore, and then only to send pictures.
interesting-- will have to check this out.. (I did quick peek-- might be a pseudo dating platform?!)
BUT could be an interesting analog for self-organizing meetings inside museums
How does this virtual Aquarium on wheels work? You connect to the truck's wifi connection on your touch-enabled smart phone. Then you can login as a male or female diver and swim around the tank full of sharks, turtles, penguins, sardines and jellyfish, all displayed on the side of the truck. When you encounter one of the creatures, you and the creature react and you win a "badge." At the end of the interaction, you can post an image of the badges you won on Facebook.
A controversial court ruling last week has shined a light on this made-in-the-digital age problem: Who owns Twitter followers, Facebook friends and LinkedIn connections when employers and employees part ways?
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