The class divide between Facebook and Myspace


	The class divide between Facebook and Myspace

tonya-yvonne

6-25-2007 12:04 PM

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class, divide, facebook, myspace, socioeconomic, users, emo

tonya-yvonne says:

a nice article by itself but better enhanced by the broad range of comments.

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