1 in 3 Facebook Users Getting Bored With the Service
Facebook’s seeming teflon dominance of the social networking space came to a sudden and screeching halt in recent weeks after a very debacle-y initial public offering battered the company’s once bulletproof brand persona. (Is that the sound of Tom from MySpace laughing maniacally?)
Sure, Facebook had those pesky issues every so often with privacy, but the king of social networks- for the most part- locked down the social media segment in a way most brands can’t dream of doing in their realm of choice.
Other social networks come and go (and for the most part, go) but Facebook reigned supreme over all, with a large market share of humanity checking in on the regular to stalk friends and family from all walks of life.
But the romance with Facebook may finally be wearing slightly thin and the farms on FarmVille going untended. A poll conducted by Reuters in late May and early June revealed that while Facebook still clocks a lot of use, users of the service have reported significant drop-off in Facebook interest.
79% of those polled in the survey reported having Facebook accounts, and of those, only 20% reported using the service more than they did six months ago.
Half of respondents said their Facebook usage remained constant from six months ago, and 34% said they’re just not as into Facebook as they once were.
The users who were disillusioned with Facebook said they felt the service had become ”boring,” “not relevant,” or “not useful,” and the third most popular reason cited for shying away from the social network was a concern over privacy.
Tags : Facebook, facebook boring, facebook popularity, facebook surveys, facebook use drops, facebook users
Posted: June 7, 2012
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Jun 7, 2012
In other earth-shattering news, I had a cheeseburger for lunch.
Jun 7, 2012
Yes. I, too, am getting bored with Facebook. It has no major significance in my life.
Jun 7, 2012
I started losing interest when Timeline started. It is very difficult to navigate.
Jun 7, 2012
Facebook is very boring. The timeline sucks and the games r getting boring too. No one wants to see what you done 3 or 4 years ago on facebook. The timeline sucks.
Jun 7, 2012
Completely agree!
Jun 7, 2012
Debachle-Y? Shitecan the writer and save the King's English. If they're paying dolts to write this trash I'm in the wrong profession.
Jun 7, 2012
hi
Jun 7, 2012
Timeline is horrible!!
Jun 7, 2012
Timeline and Ticker ruined my Facebook. I've stopped commenting or liking certain things, frankly I don't want everyone to know what exactly I'm doing at every click.
Jun 7, 2012
just another get rich quick big business. pay your taxes and dump timeline.
Jun 7, 2012
I don't have a Facebook ~ I see it as what it is; a Predators Playground and a Perverted babysitter for Neglectful Parents too lazy and arrogant to keep their Children entertained with Sports, The Arts, or other fine things, such as FAMILY TIME ~~~.
Jun 7, 2012
Why anyone would freely give their personal info over to an exploitative, unethical company like FB is beyond me. Find another way to stay in touch with your friends and family!
Jun 7, 2012
Loved Facebook then it becameto hard to get the games to work, so I quit playing them.
Jun 7, 2012
I know a lot of people as well as myself who absolutely HATE timeline..That change was a HUGE mistake!
Jun 8, 2012
I have an idea that just might work… find a new website or better yet, GET A HOBBY.
Jun 8, 2012
I'm still on freindsters#.
Jun 8, 2012
I'm still on freindsters#.
Jun 8, 2012
you don't need to log in everyday.
Jun 8, 2012
Let's not occupy Timeline!! I am with the 99percent that hate it!!
Jun 8, 2012
Timeline sucks big time – makes helping friends with games very difficult so makes games less fun too along with loading issues and other problems — but most of all TIMELINE NEEDS TO GO.
Jun 8, 2012
what is facebook.
Jun 8, 2012
I have too and it's annoying that we can't go back to the old facebook layout designs.
Jun 8, 2012
Agreed, who wants to read 'old' and 'out of date' information that a person posted long ago?
Jun 8, 2012
Agreed. I dont know what they were thinking at the Facebook HQ.
Jun 9, 2012
use sgrouples. they won't sell your user data and you actually have privacy there.
Jul 4, 2012
I've gotten over Facebook. The only reason I use it is pretty much because others I want to stay in touch with use it. If it were up to me I'd close my account today.
Jul 4, 2012
Ummm… reminds me of an old Andy Cap cartoon where he moans:
"Money! I could do perfectly well without it, if only everyone else wasn't so crazy about it!"