by: Bernhard Warner | Bloomberg Businessweek
Uh oh. Teens are growing tired of Facebook and YouTube, new research (pdf)
shows, a falling-out that has the potential to trigger a wide-ranging
effect on retail, fashion, gaming, and other youth-oriented industries.
According to Piper Jaffray
(PJC),
while Facebook and YouTube are still considered the most important
social media destination for teens, their popularity among this fickle
demographic has fallen precipitously since this time last year.