MySpace et al reveals class divide

[Wernazuma III]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse

The research suggests those using Facebook come from wealthier homes and are more likely to attend college.

Given that Facebook started as a college-only site, my research suggests that the School of Information Sciences at UC Berkeley is useless.

Sociology: Either tells us things we already knew or crap.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by lord of the mark


So a study that said US defense establishment scientists still dominated the internet generally wouldnt come as a bit of a surprise?

This is the worst analogy I've ever seen you post, and that's saying a lot.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Wernazuma III


Sociology: Either tells us things we already knew or crap.

Pretty much.

[Dinner]

Originally posted by Zoid

Come on. How many working class posters do we have here for instance?

You don't know Berkley. They have a lively culture which is stuck in a time warp where people still believe in communism and scream endlessly about class conflict. I agree that they're idiots but that really is a big part of living in Berkley where this "study" came from.

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse


Son, you might want to learn what an xpost is and how to spot one.

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by Wernazuma III


Sociology: Either tells us things we already knew or crap.

If theyd told us there was no significant difference in the variables they looked at between the two sites, that would also have elicited a yawn and a "we knew that already"

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse


This is the worst analogy I've ever seen you post, and that's saying a lot.

You might want to read the rest of the post.

[Mercator]

I've read her blog before (well, many-to-many) when I was doing my Master's, and I'm pretty sure she's not doing any shoddy research. If anything, the bloggers there have been commenting on the shoddy reporting in the press by others... Let me see...

The BBC coverage of my blog essay is hugely problematic. If you want to discuss what I've written, please read the essay itself. This is not a formal report. This is a blog essay based on observations from the field. And this is not a 6-month study; it is a 4-year study with a tide shift that I've noticed in the last 6 months. Again, read the essay. At some point, I will turn this into a formal article, but this is not that. Cover it as you see fit, but do not call it a report.

Quote from here:

http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2007/06/27/dear_esteemed_m.html

Original, informal article here:

http://www.danah.org/papers/essays/ClassDivisions.html

The article mentions the history of Facebook as a college website as well. This is more than just that.

[lord of the mark]

interesting essay.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Re: MySpace et al reveals class divide

Originally posted by Zoid
I thought this was a well known fact? Working class kids don't spend their time on the net...

I think you've misinterpreted the article. It's about the divide between Facebook and Myspace, not those who use social networking sites and who don't.

[Ninot]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse

The research suggests those using Facebook come from wealthier homes and are more likely to attend college.

Given that Facebook started as a college-only site, my research suggests that the School of Information Sciences at UC Berkeley is useless.

QFT

Not even a year out from when they opened it up to everybody, it's not shocking at all that it is still predominantly a college student user base.

Mind you, I haven't read her actual work yet, but atleast amongst my friends, the working class group is joining up with facebook and leaving myspace behind, or just not using the internet whatsoever. Class isn't represented by which site they use, but if they logon at all.

[Zoid]

Re: Re: MySpace et al reveals class divide

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui


I think you've misinterpreted the article. It's about the divide between Facebook and Myspace, not those who use social networking sites and who don't.

Arghh. After reading it again it seems I did. I pwned myself...