People are living their lives online and the social networks of today- Facebook and MySpace are vehicles for them to document their identity.

This website looks at the effects of those online activities and how they are impacting our offline lives.

Click on the video link to get an overview of the topic.






Latest News

Noticeable cultural split among social networks
6 July 2007

Which social network you choose may say more about you- than what you say on it, as pointed out by researcher’s data.


Teachers want mobiles classified as weapons
29 June 2007

Mobile phones are “offensive weapons” and should be banned from schools according to teachers’ union.


Local authorities in rave hunt
22 June 2007

Facebook, MySpace and other social networking sites have become targets for local authorities trying to combat illegal raves this summer.

Cyberspace calling

15 June 2007

UK teens and young adults are spending more time online than average internet users according to comScore.
Quick Facts

Facebook has more than 1 billion photos on the site.

Source: facebook.com




MySpace is currently the world's sixth most popular English-language website

Source: wikipedia.com




Facebook has over 28 million members. It is surpassed only by MySpace.

Source: wikipedia.com