Fans of MySpace and Facebook are divided by much more than which music they like, suggests a study. Which do you use?

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It is interesting to see the MySpace vs Facebook (or Spacebook, as it it drunkardly known in Ben's world!) class divide, as this is confirmed by some of my friends, (especially from school - predominantely white and middle class, where everyone trots off to uni) who would never be seen dead on MySpace, but use Facebook all the time!

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it's interesting to note ben started off on myspace... ;)

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Cheeky!

Yeah, I am a very balanced person - no class divides here!

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Yep - chip on each shoulder!

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Better than woodchip on the walls :-P

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I dont 'do' either....... should I? What's the point?

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I'll openly admit my dislike of myspace, dont care if that makes me a snob (am not white middle class tho!). Facebook can be a bit addictive.

What's the point, beads/ I don't know, what's the point of mansized?! Wastes a bit of time :) It has been good for only one thing really, helping me get in touch with cousin.

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I got a couple of people back from Friends Reunited..... one in particular I was very pleased to find again.
Most people I've lost track of... I've lost for a good reason

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Facebook was started by someone at college who initially circulated it to college acquaintances, so it began in the college environment. Also, one of the key ways to sign up was to identify which college you were at - another reason why it developed more quickly in the college world.

So the social division could be circumstantial rather than premeditated.

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