Dec
16
Picture yourself... this is the moment that could change your life forever. In this single minute of time, your future is in jeopardy. This... yes this, will decide who your friends are, who will become you enemies, and who you will marry.... you are about to choose.... Your Profile Picture.How in the world did picking out a profile picture get so freaking intense?! I feel like my entire future depends on this little tiny facebook pic. Pressure, right?! I was all into these 'artsy fartsy' profile pictures until my sisters acted like I had the plague. Ugh. And since I'm not the epitome of photogenetic... it get's harder and harder to post up that McCheesy smile!
Ok, so I'll have to confess that I've probably been on one or more dates with guys I've met over facebook (not as sketchy as it sounds... I knew a friend who knew them who introduced us via the social networking site).... so yeah, maybe your profile picture is somewhat important after all?
BUT, don't even get me started on the old people on facebook these days! I'm having to "unfriend" old men who were friends with my father back in the day - HOW WEIRD! If you didnt' know, Facebook's highest percentage of users range between the ages of 35-54. Um, 54? Really?
I leave you with some statistics.... and yes, I've totally gotten off my "profile pic" topic, but guys... seriously... stats taken from strategylabs. I've inserted my own thoughts in orange...
- The 35-54 year old demo is growing fastest, with a 276.4% growth rate in over the approximate 6 months since we last produced this report. OMG MOM AND DAD... get OFF facebook!
- The 55+ demo is not far behind with a 194.3% growth rate Grandma and Granpda.... that means you too
- The 25-34 year population on Facebook is doubling every 6 months Facebook has officially ruined the "high school reunion"
- For those interested in advertising on Facebook, there are 27,912,480 users 21+, representing 66.3% of all users Not a bad marketing strategy however....
- Miami is the fastest growing metropolitan area (88.5%) and Atlanta (6.4%) is the slowest Lol... random fact. Country vs. City maybe?
- There are more females (55.7%) than males (42.2%) on Facebook – 2.2% are of unknown gender. The odds are never in my favor...
- The largest demographic concentration remains the college crowd of 18-24 year olds (40.8%) which is down from (53.8%) six months ago. Twitter.... where all the cool kids are.
Take away? Parents (and herein lies the problem) and professionals are rapidly adopting Facebook. Should a marketer be concerned about this shift if they’re focused on youth marketing?"
Interesting stats!
And I cracked a smile or two over your profile pic predicament, and totally relate.
Kate! So glad I'm not the only one who feels this way haha... I swear, I break into a sweat every time I change my profile pic ;)