Re:Facebook lost around 2.8M U.S. users under 25 last year
by freehunter on Monday February 12, 2018 @03:29PM
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>I can't understand why and how kids and young people like it so much.
That. That right there is why they like it so much. Because you're not on it. Their parents and grandparents are on Facebook, but those parents and grandparents can't figure out how to use Snapchat or don't see why kids like it, and that is exactly why kids like it.
It's the "adults can't see why kids love Cinnamon Toast Crunch" or "Trix is for kids" of their generation.
Re:Facebook lost around 2.8M U.S. users under 25 last year
by mschuster91 on Monday February 12, 2018 @10:16PM
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I'd get that point if the users were 14 years old. But hell adults use it, movie stars and other celebrities - no matter if the app is dumb and buggy as hell... I wonder if Snapchat usage in over-16-year-olds could be a sign of a dumbing down populace.
Re:Facebook lost around 2.8M U.S. users under 25 last year
by graeme on Monday February 12, 2018 @07:07PM
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MKBHD had a good take on Android snapchat, in passing on this video where he announced he's leaving the platform for instagram: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-DfipidnOE
Basically, it's far worse than the iOS version, due to Android fragmentation and Snapchat's failure to code for the different camera of at least the high end android devices.
I tried to try it out but even on a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 when it came out it was unbearably slow and even not using the camera drained the battery (IIRC it is/was because Snapchat kept the camera on during the time the app was open in order to avoid the 1-2s lag of camera setup). I can't understand why and how kids and young people like it so much.