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photo by Cipi*VT*, flickr artist

my twitter stream in the last 2 weeks or so has been mentioning the change in times for online social networking. more than a few users i follow have pointed out some recent news that popular services of twitter and facebook are becoming very unpopular with younger folks, and more of the worlds’ older generations are starting to join the fold. and while many people seemed to share the same disbelief (“but that makes no sense!”), it  actually seems to be perfectly logical to me.

the reason is that there’s a difference between being cool and being ice cold.

but before i get there, let’s talk about the reasons there are more older folks joining facebook and carving out their own space in the twitterverse.

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