So I'm in my early 50s and realize that I'm probably not the target market but, still, I don't really understand it

I loaded the app maybe a couple years ago and created an account when my teenage boys requested that they be allowed to have accounts - I wanted to be able to monitor, if possible or necessary, when the situation arises

In that time period, I really only opened the app a couple times just to look up some young whipper-snapper guitarist that I found on a list of up and coming musicians to check out on Tik-Tok

I even thought I followed that person's account, but when I opened the app recently, I noticed that I haven't followed any accounts

Anyway, in the last couple weeks or so, I've opened the app just to check it out after not having used it for a very long time and I'm totally confused

Aside from the fact that there is no apparent way to mute the video that starts playing automatically when you open the app, the more disturbing thing is the content that I'm presented with - I would say that about 90% of the time as I scroll up to each 'next video' it turns out to be scantily dressed young women shaking their booties to crappy music or teasing some state of undress before the video ends

This just goes on and on and on - I have no idea why I'm being shown this crap when the only few videos I ever looked at were guitarists

What exactly is Tik-Tok for and what do people in the target market actually use it for?

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I also don't get it, other than it's a medium for "influencers" to make money. Some do, but many people under the age of 25 seem to believe that all they have to do in life is become an influencer. It does work for some...but it sure makes it hard to hire people for jobs that are productive for society.

More baffling is my friends that say "I saw on Tok Tok..." and then take it for gospel. Wasn't it on Tok Tok that people started cooking chicken in NyQuil?

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i was able to never install the um other challenger... um. Snapchat!

I'm still alive.

I let YouTube curate TikTok. When something on TikTok is good enough to go viral, it finds its way to YouTube.

Behold Muffin Man: [www.youtube.com]

I think there's something wrong with my computer and iPhone—all the TikTok videos are the wrong way.

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I think there's something wrong with my computer and iPhone—all the TikTok videos are the wrong way.

I kept pushing this idea for the past 5 years. Users being able to control video/photo orientation without needing to physically tilt the phone. My fear was that someway, people were going to just settle for the vertical format.

WHY AM I NOT THE KING????

This place is great for a lot of things. Just not this.

>as I scroll up to each 'next video' it turns out to be scantily dressed young women shaking their booties to crappy music or teasing some state of undress before the video ends

I think you had the answer all along.

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It’s an algorithmic feed, folks.
The longer you hesitate on a video.., the more of that type your get.
Ahem

It's crap. I see a few on Facebook and skip them. The few I have clicked on are crap.

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I go to this www tiktok page to watch this young woman raising bengal tigers

it always lifts my spirits

[www.tiktok.com]

I don't see ANYTHING else

Welcome to the “New World Order”.

I spend time on Facebook, I view Twitter and Instagram on occasion and also have a TikTok account.

Seems that with the newer social media formats you have to have the attention span of a goldfish,

TikTok often shows a VERY SHORT video with stupid content with no substance.

That consumes countless hours of phone time for younger folks

Remember when we Read magazines or Newspapers as kids - it made us somewhat smarter.

The Tik Tok generation is gonna be dumb AF

I also don't get Tik Tok as an adult knocking on the door to 60 years old

O.K. Boomers!

O.K. Boomers!

… you have to have the attention span of a goldfish,




Tiktok will be happy to train you if you don’t.

Guys, gals, you may want to sit down for this...










YOU'RE JUST OLD!!!

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O.K. Boomers!

… you have to have the attention span of a goldfish,




Tiktok will be happy to train you if you don’t.

Well, since you brought it up, ...

[www.youtube.com]

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What exactly is Tik-Tok for

Chinese spyware (according to my son, a former cybersecurity software developer, and his girlfriend, current cybersecurity threat researcher).

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More baffling is my friends that say "I saw on Tok Tok..." and then take it for gospel. Wasn't it on Tok Tok that people started cooking chicken in NyQuil?

Hold onto your Geritol.

Bloomberg
”But for the rising generation of teens and young adults, TikTok is becoming the place to find information, taking on the functions of established internet giants. The service, which boasts more than a billion users, is more than just an app where 10-to-25-year-olds watch video clips, and the older guard is taking notice.”

The trend is also noted by NYT, USA Today, Adweek, The Verge, INC., and ABC News.

According to TechCrunch Google is responding by ”… revamping the traditional Google Search experience to allow users to more naturally explore information. To accomplish this, the company is introducing a number of new features, including tools to drill down into topics and other changes that will make using search a more visual experience, highlighting maps snippets, imagery and even video in new ways.

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TikTok often shows a VERY SHORT video with stupid content with no substance.


Just because I'm old, doesn't mean it's not true.


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Here you go. Check your local PBS listings

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Thank you for that link, that looks interesting