Ariel Waldman

But one big reason for the disparity is simple: When Twitter became popular, teenagers already had their favorite Web sites for communicating, so they were not interested in a new one. The people who discovered Twitter were adults who were new to social networking.

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Why Adults Have Fueled Twitter’s Growth - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com

I don’t think I agree with this theory. It caught on with adults because it was simple and focused on content creation (e.g. answering what you’re doing in interesting ways) instead of a closed circle to connect with your friends (e.g. wall posts). The adults that discovered Twitter were long-time bloggers and blog readers, not people who were new to social networks.

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