Seeing American class divisions through Facebook and MySpace
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06-26-2007, 09:45 AM,
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Seeing American class divisions through Facebook and MySpace
Quote:When MySpace launched in 2003, it was primarily used by 20/30-somethings (just like Friendster before it). The bands began populating the site by early 2004 and throughout 2004, the average age slowly declined. It wasn't until late 2004 that teens really started appearing en masse on MySpace and 2005 was the year that MySpace became the "in thing" for teens. full article: http://www.danah.org/papers/essays/ClassDivisions.html |
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06-26-2007, 11:33 PM,
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Re: Seeing American class divisions through Facebook and MySpace
Quote:The goodie two shoes, jocks, athletes, or other "good" kids are now going to Facebook. These kids tend to come from families who emphasize education and going to college. They are part of what we'd call hegemonic society. They are primarily white, but not exclusively. They are in honors classes, looking forward to the prom, and live in a world dictated by after school activities. I see the division as well, and it really doesn't surprise me. My son did join My Space early on, but fairly quickly moved to Facebook. My stepsons also did/do Facebook. Good article if you're considering selling on either of these sites. |
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