http://www.esztersblog.com/2009/07/08/popularity-of-facebook-and-myspace-changes-but-ses-differences-in-use-persist/ social commentary, gadgets, art, travel and whatever else comes to mind Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:56:04 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.esztersblog.com/2009/07/08/popularity-of-facebook-and-myspace-changes-but-ses-differences-in-use-persist/comment-page-1/#comment-14426 ::: Think Macro ::: » Reading blogs #16 Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:49:42 +0000 http://www.esztersblog.com/2009/07/08/popularity-of-facebook-and-myspace-changes-but-ses-differences-in-use-persist/#comment-14426 [...] “Popularity of Facebook and MySpace changes, but SES differences in use persist” - Eszter Hargittai is sharing some preliminary findings from her study of college students’ use of the Internet; in this update: Facebook is gaining popularity, while MySpace is loosing it, but ethnic and racial differences in usage persist as well as differences based on parents’ education. [...] [...] “Popularity of Facebook and MySpace changes, but SES differences in use persist” – Eszter Hargittai is sharing some preliminary findings from her study of college students’ use of the Internet; in this update: Facebook is gaining popularity, while MySpace is loosing it, but ethnic and racial differences in usage persist as well as differences based on parents’ education. [...]

]]> http://www.esztersblog.com/2009/07/08/popularity-of-facebook-and-myspace-changes-but-ses-differences-in-use-persist/comment-page-1/#comment-14425 How to Choose Between Facebook and MySpace « Jesse Greenberg Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:32:52 +0000 http://www.esztersblog.com/2009/07/08/popularity-of-facebook-and-myspace-changes-but-ses-differences-in-use-persist/#comment-14425 [...] Northwestern researcher Eszter Harggitai found that MySpace’s users slightly declined or stayed about the same over a 0ne year period dating back to 2008.  In fact, Facebook’s traffic increased 97 percent and MySpace’s traffic declined 5 percent from a year ago, writes Riva Richmond, blogging for the New York Times. [...] [...] Northwestern researcher Eszter Harggitai found that MySpace’s users slightly declined or stayed about the same over a 0ne year period dating back to 2008.  In fact, Facebook’s traffic increased 97 percent and MySpace’s traffic declined 5 percent from a year ago, writes Riva Richmond, blogging for the New York Times. [...]

]]> http://www.esztersblog.com/2009/07/08/popularity-of-facebook-and-myspace-changes-but-ses-differences-in-use-persist/comment-page-1/#comment-14421 Does Social Netorking Breed Social Division? « Koreanpower999’s Weblog Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:25:06 +0000 http://www.esztersblog.com/2009/07/08/popularity-of-facebook-and-myspace-changes-but-ses-differences-in-use-persist/#comment-14421 [...] Ms. Hargittai hasn’t published the full findings of her February-April 2009 survey of 1,115 students yet, but a table of data on her blog paints the picture. Hispanics are still the most likely to use MySpace (58%). Whites and blacks have diverged, with 30% of whites and 51% of blacks using it. And Asians, already the group least likely to be on MySpace, grew much scarcer (16%). Students from less-educated families were still more likely to use MySpace, while those from more-educated families were more likely to use Facebook. [...] [...] Ms. Hargittai hasn’t published the full findings of her February-April 2009 survey of 1,115 students yet, but a table of data on her blog paints the picture. Hispanics are still the most likely to use MySpace (58%). Whites and blacks have diverged, with 30% of whites and 51% of blacks using it. And Asians, already the group least likely to be on MySpace, grew much scarcer (16%). Students from less-educated families were still more likely to use MySpace, while those from more-educated families were more likely to use Facebook. [...]

]]> http://www.esztersblog.com/2009/07/08/popularity-of-facebook-and-myspace-changes-but-ses-differences-in-use-persist/comment-page-1/#comment-14420 Does Social Networking Breed Social Division? - Gadgetwise Blog - NYTimes.com Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:39:58 +0000 http://www.esztersblog.com/2009/07/08/popularity-of-facebook-and-myspace-changes-but-ses-differences-in-use-persist/#comment-14420 [...] Ms. Hargittai hasn’t published the full findings of her February-April 2009 survey of 1,115 students yet, but a table of data on her blog paints the picture. Hispanics are still the most likely to use MySpace (58%). Whites and blacks have diverged, with 30% of whites and 51% of blacks using it. And Asians, already the group least likely to be on MySpace, grew much scarcer (16%). Students from less-educated families were still more likely to use MySpace, while those from more-educated families were more likely to use Facebook. [...] [...] Ms. Hargittai hasn’t published the full findings of her February-April 2009 survey of 1,115 students yet, but a table of data on her blog paints the picture. Hispanics are still the most likely to use MySpace (58%). Whites and blacks have diverged, with 30% of whites and 51% of blacks using it. And Asians, already the group least likely to be on MySpace, grew much scarcer (16%). Students from less-educated families were still more likely to use MySpace, while those from more-educated families were more likely to use Facebook. [...]

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