This article, written by Danah Boyd, talks about the socio-economic class division that can be seen in people who join MySpace verses people who are members of the Facebook. Boyd believes that Facebook kids tend to be the goodie two shoes, athletes, etc. who come from families who put priorities on education and were raised in suburbs where everyone was similar to their neighbors. She also claims that they are in "honors classes, looking forward to the prom, and live in a world dictated by after school activities." On the other hand, she talks about how typical kids on MySpace are the alternative kids who like to be different. They might be goths, homosexuals, artsy kids, and/or in various minority groups. She talks about how these kids are less likely to be expected to go to college and get a high paying job. As this article is quite outlandish (and a complete stereotype) I was interested to see what my other classmates thought about this article and Boyd's opinions. Do we agree or disagree with her claim that MySpace is for the 'other' kids who are 'different' and that Facebook is for the 'goodie-goodie?'
