Social Class Separates Facebook, MySpace

Newsweek magazine's Steven Levy will get around to covering the social class, social networking controversey in the August 13 issue. Social networking researcher Danah Boyd said in an essay a few weeks ago that "SOCIAL CLASS" separates Facebook from MySpace. "Generally, she contended, 'The goody-two-shoes, jocks, athletes and other 'good' kids are now going to Facebook. These kids tend to come from families who emphasize education and going to college.' MySpace is still home for 'kids whose parents didn't go to college, who are expected to get a job when they finish high school.'"