July Comscore figures show that people ages 12-24 are showing disproportionately high usage of Twitter in recent weeks. In July, this group score a 121 index, meaning they were represented among Twitter visitors 21% more than they were represented among total Web users, up significantly form six months ago. Chart and details at Silicon Alley Insider.
Posted in: Social Media Statistics
Tags: Comscore, Gen Y, teens, Twitter, usage
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Tonia Ries
Tonia is the founder of The Realtime Report, the host of the Realtime Conferences, and CEO of the Realtime Report’s parent company, Modern Media. When she’s not busy tweeting (@tonia_ries) or helping Modern Media clients innovate, she’s probably hanging out with her dog Milo. Tonia grew up in Germany and Belgium, and now lives in Montauk, New York.
Yes, I've heard many anecdotal stories. Earlier this week, the letters "A," "B" and "C" were trending as teens in the UK were posting their exam scores!
Yes That is true. My son is 19 and uses Twitter everyday now. Check out at http://twitter.com/Miwano