Comments on: Teens and Twitter http://blog.redfin.com/blog/2009/07/teens_and_twitter.html Redfin Corporate Blog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:35:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Ken Brand http://blog.redfin.com/blog/2009/07/teens_and_twitter.html/comment-page-1#comment-9397 Ken Brand Mon, 02 Aug 2010 23:45:52 +0000 http://blog.redfin.com/?p=1432#comment-9397 A case study that reminds me, "I over estimate what I "think" I know, and under estimate what I "don't" know. Nice share. Thanks. <br><br>PS. I'm an older than that, half white guy, trying to muster up some crazy influence. If I ever get it, I hope I know what to do with it.<br><br>cheers A case study that reminds me, “I over estimate what I “think” I know, and under estimate what I “don't” know. Nice share. Thanks.

PS. I'm an older than that, half white guy, trying to muster up some crazy influence. If I ever get it, I hope I know what to do with it.

cheers

]]> By: Forget the GMAT! Why Aren’t Business Schools Seeking Out Creativity? | Redfin Corporate Blog http://blog.redfin.com/blog/2009/07/teens_and_twitter.html/comment-page-1#comment-9393 Forget the GMAT! Why Aren’t Business Schools Seeking Out Creativity? | Redfin Corporate Blog Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:55:51 +0000 http://blog.redfin.com/?p=1432#comment-9393 [...] Every summer, Redfin hires interns from Stanford, Yale, Berkeley and the University of Washington. And at least once a summer, an intern posts an essay on our blog. Last year, Edward Chang, who will be rejoining Redfin for a permanent position this fall, explained why college students can’t be bothered with Twitter. [...] [...] Every summer, Redfin hires interns from Stanford, Yale, Berkeley and the University of Washington. And at least once a summer, an intern posts an essay on our blog. Last year, Edward Chang, who will be rejoining Redfin for a permanent position this fall, explained why college students can’t be bothered with Twitter. [...]

]]> By: It’s Facebook, Stupid (Not Twitter, by a Margin of 5 to 1) (via postie) | The Ocho! Blog http://blog.redfin.com/blog/2009/07/teens_and_twitter.html/comment-page-1#comment-7096 It’s Facebook, Stupid (Not Twitter, by a Margin of 5 to 1) (via postie) | The Ocho! Blog Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:41:17 +0000 http://blog.redfin.com/?p=1432#comment-7096 [...] according to the same survey, our users are mostly male, about a third high-tech, and young but not too young (none of the teenagers who prefer Facebook are likely to be looking for a house). It’s hard to [...] [...] according to the same survey, our users are mostly male, about a third high-tech, and young but not too young (none of the teenagers who prefer Facebook are likely to be looking for a house). It’s hard to [...]

]]> By: It’s Facebook, Stupid (Not Twitter, by a Margin of 5 to 1) | Redfin Corporate Blog http://blog.redfin.com/blog/2009/07/teens_and_twitter.html/comment-page-1#comment-6943 It’s Facebook, Stupid (Not Twitter, by a Margin of 5 to 1) | Redfin Corporate Blog Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:22:20 +0000 http://blog.redfin.com/?p=1432#comment-6943 [...] according to the same survey, our users are mostly male, about a third high-tech, and young but not too young (none of the teenagers who prefer Facebook are likely to be looking for a house). It’s hard [...] [...] according to the same survey, our users are mostly male, about a third high-tech, and young but not too young (none of the teenagers who prefer Facebook are likely to be looking for a house). It’s hard [...]

]]> By: Sharon http://blog.redfin.com/blog/2009/07/teens_and_twitter.html/comment-page-1#comment-6336 Sharon Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:50:02 +0000 http://blog.redfin.com/?p=1432#comment-6336 Good food for thought--thanks. See also <a href="http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2009/08/06/teens_dont_twee.html" rel="nofollow">danah boyd</a>, who works (inter alia) on how young people interact with emerging tech. Good food for thought–thanks.

See also danah boyd, who works (inter alia) on how young people interact with emerging tech.

]]> By: Apella http://blog.redfin.com/blog/2009/07/teens_and_twitter.html/comment-page-1#comment-6226 Apella Sun, 19 Jul 2009 04:07:26 +0000 http://blog.redfin.com/?p=1432#comment-6226 Ok, 30 something here but way new to the Twitter thing. In fact the only reason there is for business. At first it was the same reason for no "business" Myspace but I think that as a "mico" blog platform it is different for business and the old foggys. Dont get me wrong Facebook and sites like that can serve a use too, but as a business I do like the options that Twitter can put on the table. Thanks for the post. Ok, 30 something here but way new to the Twitter thing. In fact the only reason there is for business. At first it was the same reason for no “business” Myspace but I think that as a “mico” blog platform it is different for business and the old foggys. Dont get me wrong Facebook and sites like that can serve a use too, but as a business I do like the options that Twitter can put on the table. Thanks for the post.

]]> By: Matt http://blog.redfin.com/blog/2009/07/teens_and_twitter.html/comment-page-1#comment-6221 Matt Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:25:32 +0000 http://blog.redfin.com/?p=1432#comment-6221 Guilty as charged! I'm a twittering thirty something white male. I think a challenge for companies is that on Twitter they can monitor what folks are saying about their brand with real time search. However, if teens eschew Twitter for Facebook we'll never know what they're saying since Facebook has been a fairly closed community with no real-time search across all status updates. Not a big concern for us at Redfin since not many teens are buying houses :). But if I was marketing something targeted to teens I'd be frustrated I couldn't follow what was being said behind Facebook's closed doors. Guilty as charged! I’m a twittering thirty something white male.

I think a challenge for companies is that on Twitter they can monitor what folks are saying about their brand with real time search. However, if teens eschew Twitter for Facebook we’ll never know what they’re saying since Facebook has been a fairly closed community with no real-time search across all status updates.

Not a big concern for us at Redfin since not many teens are buying houses :). But if I was marketing something targeted to teens I’d be frustrated I couldn’t follow what was being said behind Facebook’s closed doors.

]]> By: Glenn Kelman http://blog.redfin.com/blog/2009/07/teens_and_twitter.html/comment-page-1#comment-6220 Glenn Kelman Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:52:16 +0000 http://blog.redfin.com/?p=1432#comment-6220 If ever someone had a personal brand, it is Drew Meyers, mostly because of thoughtful posts like this... If ever someone had a personal brand, it is Drew Meyers, mostly because of thoughtful posts like this…

]]> By: Drew Meyers http://blog.redfin.com/blog/2009/07/teens_and_twitter.html/comment-page-1#comment-6219 Drew Meyers Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:32:07 +0000 http://blog.redfin.com/?p=1432#comment-6219 Nice post Edward; always fascinating to get different perspectives on Twitter. It certainly took me awhile to figure out Twitter, but now I find huge value to being active in the Twittersphere. I wanted to comment on something specific you said: "we don’t want to build our personal brand" You may not want to, but I think the sooner people start thinking about their personal brand, the better off they'll be in the long run. Everything you do, both online and offline, is part of that "brand" and Twitter is just one way to start building that online personal brand at a very early age. Nice post Edward; always fascinating to get different perspectives on Twitter. It certainly took me awhile to figure out Twitter, but now I find huge value to being active in the Twittersphere. I wanted to comment on something specific you said:
“we don’t want to build our personal brand”

You may not want to, but I think the sooner people start thinking about their personal brand, the better off they’ll be in the long run. Everything you do, both online and offline, is part of that “brand” and Twitter is just one way to start building that online personal brand at a very early age.

]]> By: Glenn Kelman http://blog.redfin.com/blog/2009/07/teens_and_twitter.html/comment-page-1#comment-6216 Glenn Kelman Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:28:24 +0000 http://blog.redfin.com/?p=1432#comment-6216 Great post Edward; so are you saying that teens wants friends and middle-aged white people just want influence? Sad, but maybe true. If the demographic breaks the way you say it does, I'd rather be Twitter. People my age spend more money. As Jonathan Sposato said at the Naked Truth, the 19 year olds who use Picnik never give them any money. I also think one reason Twitter gets so much attention is that the journalists writing Twitter stories love using Twitter to build their own brands (which they need now more than ever in the Mad-Max world of journalism). Thanks for the wonderful post. Great post Edward; so are you saying that teens wants friends and middle-aged white people just want influence? Sad, but maybe true. If the demographic breaks the way you say it does, I’d rather be Twitter. People my age spend more money. As Jonathan Sposato said at the Naked Truth, the 19 year olds who use Picnik never give them any money. I also think one reason Twitter gets so much attention is that the journalists writing Twitter stories love using Twitter to build their own brands (which they need now more than ever in the Mad-Max world of journalism). Thanks for the wonderful post.

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