Social media ain't kid stuff

It seems like I still run into people who think Facebook and Twitter are for youngsters. But get a load of these figures Lost Remote pulled from a Forrester Research report...

• A third of adults post at least once a week to social sites such as Facebook and Twitter.
• A quarter of adults publish a blog and upload video/audio they created.
• Nearly 60% maintain a profile on a social networking site.
• 70% Read blogs, tweets and watch UGC video.

Tweetless

Twitter has been down all morning. In related news, worker productivity worldwide is soaring.

There appears to be something nefarious at work since there are reports Live Journal is down as well and many have observed Facebook acting sluggish.

Meanwhile, if you need to find something to do with all of your sudden free time, TechCruch has this convenient list (I immediately went to the second option and obviously I've now completed option 8)...

1. Talk about Twitter being down on FriendFeed
2. Talk about Twitter being down on Facebook
3. Talk about Twitter being down over IM
4. Leave a comment on a blog post about Twitter being down (preferably this one)
5. Talk about Twitter being down via text message
6. Talk about Twitter being down over email
7. Tip TechCrunch that Twitter is down
8. Write your own blog post about Twitter being down (for an example, see this blog post)
9. Talk about Twitter being down on Pownce Plurk
10. Talk about Twitter being down on Identi.ca
11. Talk about Twitter being down internally on Yammer
12. Think about Twitter being down
13. Call an actual friend to talk about Twitter being down
14. Invite an actual friend over to talk about Twitter being down
15. Go outside

h/t Sarah

Taking on Twitter

I enjoy Twitter. However, I find that when I try to explain to someone who has no idea what it is, it does sound kind of silly.

Apparently, Jon Stewart thinks so too...

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