Does your social class determine your online social network? - 1 views
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Xavier Rozas on 14 Oct 09While not an emerging tehnology per se, social networks can serve as indicators of how, why and who is using and CREATING web content. I think the creation part of this exchange is key in that it ishere that the disruptive element of the technology comes into play. In my studies of Podcasts for the wiki assignment I found that many first time podcasters subscribers experimented with recording their own Podcast before becoming regular consumers. How does this relate to the facebook vs. myspace arguement, you ask? SImple, myspace is a more customizable portal/page that allows users to express and communicate their own, often marginalized socio-cultural identity. Facebook on the other hand asks users to define their online persona via 'freinds', shared photos, profile text fields, etc. For many recent immigrant and children, the formation and identification of an imagined community is an attractive thing. Somalian wallpaper, Manga flash videos embedded, Dominican Republic Flag .gifs waving all over..and MUSIC.
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Uly Lalunio on 17 Oct 09Here's a brief article with statistics on online social networking divide. What does your online social networking preference reveal about your social class?
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Uly Lalunio on 17 Oct 09Will online social networking create or perpetuate a "caste system" within online communities?