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Teens: Um, Twitter Is for Lame Oldsters

Turns out it's only un-hip adults who use it

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted May 5, 2010 9:02 AM CDT

(Newser) – Sure, you keep hearing about the 140-character miracle that is Twitter, but that’s because old people are writing about it, not because all the cool kids are doing it. When old person Patrick Goldstein asked some teenagers about the microblogging site, he found out how the next generation feels: “It's something for adults who feel like it makes them hip or something,” says one 17-year-old.

Another youngster really hits where it hurts: “I hate it when they say, 'Follow me on Twitter,' as if we're interested in every little thing they have to say.” So, wait: High school kids don’t care where Ashton Kutcher ate for dinner? Apparently not, Goldstein writes in the Los Angeles Times. “It's just an adult thing," the teen continues. "You keep hearing people talk about it, but I don't know anyone my age that uses it.”

Note to parents: Your kid does not want to follow you on Twitter.
Note to parents: Your kid does not want to follow you on Twitter.   (Shutter Stock)
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Our music teacher kept saying that she would put stuff up for us to follow on Twitter until one day she said, 'OK, who's following me on Twitter?' And no one raised their hand.
- Yalda Chalabi, 17

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COMMENTS
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WikkidLilGrrrl
May 7, 2010 10:16 AM CDT
lmao@ above quote
youngblood
May 6, 2010 3:45 PM CDT
Hahahahahahahaha you're old at 23 today!!
slolife805
May 6, 2010 1:00 PM CDT
Twitter is lame.
 

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