ABSTRACT
Today there is no shortage of social networking sites in which to share personal information. vVhereas some sites are open to anyone, others are restricted by age.'' In October 2007 Daksh Sharma published a list of online links to 350 social networking websites (SNWs), some generalist, others specialist.6 Many encourage their users to express themselves by providing features for displaying their pictures, music and video, and for making personal annotations. 7 Most are not exclusively regional. The San Francisco-based 'Bebo' for example, recently became the most-visited SNW from within the UK.H 'Faceparty' is also a generalist SNW, though this one is based in the UK. 'ProfileHeaven' is a specialist site for teenagers based in Northeast England with a privacy policy that 'logs and shares non-personally-identifiable information with third parties to provide more relevant services and advertisements to members. User IP addresses are recorded for security and monitoring purposes. '9
