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		kragen on July 4, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: MySpace now a “digital ghetto” Yeah, danah points out that even though there isn't an economic reason for the segregation, it's happening anyway.

Tichy on July 4, 2009 [–]

Wouldn't the most likely explanation simply be that the connections on social networks tend to mirror connections in real life? I think there was a study posted to HN recently that basically said instead of connecting to everyone and their dog, connections tend to stay local.

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