BoingBoing points to an excellent white paper on why teens use myspace.
An excerpt from the piece, by Danah Boyd:
...there are three important classes of space: public, private and controlled. For adults, the home is the private sphere where they relax amidst family and close friends. The public sphere is the world amongst strangers and people of all statuses where one must put forward one's best face. For most adults, work is a controlled space where bosses dictate the norms and acceptable behavior.
Teenager's space segmentation is slightly different. Most of their space is controlled space. Adults with authority control the home, the school, and most activity spaces. Teens are told where to be, what to do and how to do it. Because teensfeel a lack of control at home, many don't see it as their private space.
Given this perspective, you can of course see the benefit that MySpace provides to a teen. Great insight.
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