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Isn't the reason behind this obvious? Facebook started out by targeting the Ivy League. Who is more likely to be upper-class and white than those whose social
by abossy 17y ago
Isn't the reason behind this obvious?
Facebook started out by targeting the Ivy League. Who is more likely to be upper-class and white than those whose social roots are at Harvard University? The restricted registration of Facebook, coupled with the importance of the network effect (making the site valuable only if you are already friends with educated Ivy League students) clearly dictates the direction of the site's demography as it grows.
- jgilliam 17y agoMySpace started in Los Angeles, and its first users were mostly from the local club scene. Very big difference from the Ivy League.
- demosthenes 17y agoasmallworld.net was started by a Swedish aristocrat, and retains a largely upper-class feel to this day. How networks start out matters.