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[NOTE: Skip lengthy intro of participants - talk begins at 7:15] danah boyd participated in the Berkman Luncheon Series to discuss her work and research in the area of social networks. She provided a great historical context to the various sites that have come and gone from the center of Internet activity, as well as some insight into what brought about their successes and failures.

"Any high school student who has a Facebook page will tell you MySpace users are more likely to be barely educated and obnoxious… like Peet's is more cultured than Starbucks and jazz is more cultured than bubblegum pop. And Macs are more cultured than PCs."

It's all about shared intimacy that is of no value to a third-party ear who doesn't know the person babbling.