The six-month study show that Facebook users are more likely to come from wealthier homes than Myspace users.

Facebook users are also more likely to go to college that their Myspace counterparts.

"Social networks are strongly connected to geography, race, and religion; these are also huge factors in lifestyle divisions and thus 'class'," said Danah Boyd, the researcher behind the study.

Her research found that Facebook students were predominantly white and came from families keen for them to succeed.

"They are in honors classes, looking forward to the prom, and live in a world dictated by after school activities."

Myspace users tend to come from families that weren't so keen on pushing their children to succeed.

She also found that Myspace users come more from non-white ethnic groups such as Latinos and Hispanics.

As opposed to Facebook, Myspace is a home to the marginalised.

"MySpace has most of the kids who are socially ostracised at school because they are geeks, freaks, or queers."

Whilst Boyd was wary of drawing conclusions from her research, she did think that society was being represented online.

"This division is just another way in which technology is mirroring societal values.

"Teens are using social network sites to build community and connect with their peers.

"And through it, they are showcasing all of the good, bad, and ugly of today's teen life."