The document provides an overview of the internet, detailing its evolution from a government-funded research project in the 1960s to its critical role in modern life, with considerable growth in users worldwide. It discusses the benefits and challenges associated with internet use, including social impacts, the lack of centralized governance, and potential issues such as internet addiction and online conflict. The document also offers insights into how the internet influences communication, education, and social dynamics, suggesting a need for responsible usage and integration of online and offline identities.

1. How are you?
INTERNET
AGE 101

2. The Internet is a global system
of interconnected
computer networks that use
the standard
Internet Protocol
Suite (TCP/IP)
to serve billions of users
worldwide.
.

3. It is a network of networks that
consists of millions of private,
public, academic, business,
and government networks, of
local to global scope, that
are linked by a broad array of
electronic, wireless and
optical networking
technologies.

4. Public places to use
the Internet include
libraries and Internet
cafes. There are
Internet access
points in many public
places such as airport
halls and coffee
shops,
"Webpayphone”, etc

5. Wi-Fi provides wireless
access
Hotspots where users
bring their own
wireless-enabled
laptop or PDA. These
services may be free to
all, free to customers
only, or fee-based. A
whole campus or park,
or even an entire city
can be enabled.

6. Commercial Wi-Fi
services covering
large city areas are in
place in
London, Vienna,
Toronto,
San Francisco,
Philadelphia, Chicago
and Pittsburgh.
The Internet can be
accessed from such
places as a park
bench

7. T How did it
start?

8. T1960s
started as a research to
build a robust, fault-
tolerant, and
distributed computer
networks funded by US
government.

9. T1980s
National Science
Foundation led
worldwide participation
in the development of
new networking
technologies and the
merger of many
networks.

10. T1990s
commercialization
resulted in its
popularization and
incorporation into every
aspect of modern
human life

11. T2009
a quarter of Earth's
population used the
services of the Internet

12. Most Requested
Language on
worldwideweb
 English (27%)
 Chinese (23%)
 Spanish (8%)
 Japanese (5%)
 Portuguese
 German (4% each)
 Arabic, French and
Russian (3% each)
 Korean (2%).[

13. Internet Users
by Region
 42% Asia
 24% Europe
 14% North America
 10% Latin America
& Carribean
 6% in Africa
 3% in the Middle East
 1% in Australia

14. To best describe the politics
of the Internet
(or why do people use it &
overuse it?)
“It's about the many
wresting power from the
few and helping one
another for nothing and
how that will not only
change the world, but also
change the way the world
changes.”

15. T Reason to
worry

17. The Internet has no
centralized governance
in either technological
implementation or
policies for access and
usage; each constituent
network sets its own
standards.

18. Only the
Internet Protocol address
space and the
Domain Name System, are
directed by a maintainer
organization, the
Internet Corporation for
Assigned Names and
Numbers
(ICANN).

19. The technical foundation and
standardization of the core
protocols of the internet
(IPv4 and IPv6)
is an activity of the
Internet Engineering
Task Force
(IETF),
a non-profit organization of
loosely affiliated international
participants that anyone may
associate with by contributing
technical expertise.

20. T Another
reason to
worry

23. T Another
reason to
worry

26.  Social networking sites
have worried many
educators (and parents)
because they often
bring with them
outcomes that are not
positive:

27.  narcissism, gossip,
wasted time, 'friending',
hurt feelings, ruined
reputations, and
sometimes unsavory,
even dangerous
activities are common
problems and side
effects to internet users

28. T But
consider
this:

29. Internet gives:
Information
Conversation
Interaction

30. resources and services,
such as the
inter-linked hypertext
documents of the
World Wide Web (www)
and the infrastructure
to support
electronic mail

31.  Newspaper, book and
other print publishing
are adapting to Web
site technology, or are
reshaped
into blogging and
web feeds.

32. Instant
messaging
Internet forums
Social
networking.

33. Transaction via internet
including:
payment of bills,
research, booking,
shopping, etc
boomed both for major
retail outlets,
establishment,
agencies, etc wherever
we are

34. Business-to-
business and financial
services on the Internet
affect supply
chains across entire
industries.

35. Traditional
communications media
including telephone,
music, film, and
television are reshaped
or redefined by the
Internet.

36. T To deny the
internet is
to live
alone with
nature

38. T … and we
cannot yet
afford to be
alone while
we are in the
core of
competition

39. What should be
done is to learn
how the
complexities of
the Internet
work for us
to further our
human
development&
civilization

41. Internet is a
creation and we,
humans are now
in the process of
learning how to
be its responsible
caretakers…

43. So let’s start to
develop the
Innovative
Personality
for the
Internet Age

45. How are you?
MIND
BODY
SPIRIT

46. MIND
(inside the
box
workshop)

47. Group
Dynamics

48. MIND
(outside
the box
workshop)

50. Social
effects of
internet

52. Cyberslacking
(work delay)
An average UK
employee spent 57
minutes a day surfing
the Web while at work

53.  Internet addiction
disorder
or excessive
computer use
interferes with daily
life.

54.  Internet Addiction
Interfere to One’s
Deep Thinking
Capability thus
limiting a person’s
true creativity

55.  Loneliness
Internet as an outlet
for lonely feelings

56.  Men logged in more
often, spend more
time online, and are
more likely to
be broadband users

57.  Men were more likely
to use the Internet to
pay bills and for
recreation such as
downloading music
and videos, while
women tend to make
use of opportunities
to communicate such
as email & FB

58.  In 2008, women
significantly
outnumbered men on
most social
networking as
Facebook and
Myspace, although
the ratios varied with
age

59.  Men were more likely
to have a professional
blog, whereas women
were more likely to
have a personal blog

60.  Internet usage has
seen tremendous
growth. From 2000 to
2009, the number of
Internet users globally
rose from 394 million
to 1.858 billion

61. How Internet
works in our
Mind
making it
part of our
Lifestyle?

63.  Internet as a living
thing and non-living
thing in person’s
mind, habit and
lifestyle

64.  As Non-living thing,
internet becomes a:
Planner, Virtual Office,
Working Table, Storage
Cabinet, Folder, TV,
Radio, Vehicle, etc
to access news,
weather, sports, plan,
research, pay bills,
check hobbies, make
inquiries, etc

65. As Living Thing internet
become a:
 Virtual Guide to make
friends, find friends,
stay in touch with
friends platonic,
romantic or otherwise…
 Virtual Family &
community thru social
networking sites

66. Psychology of the
Internet

68. There are two basic
ways the internet
tends to create
division in one's life
and identity. First,
people tend to
separate their
online lives from
their offline lives.

69. A faulty or
pathological psychic
system is almost
always described with
terms that connote
division and
fragmentation, such
as "repression,"
"dissociation," and
splitting."

70. Achieving
Innovative
Personality online
and offline

71. Believe in the
Value of
Integration:
Meaning the fitting
together and
balancing of the
various elements of
the psyche to make a
complete,
harmonious whole.

72. Ways to integrate
online life to offline
life and vice versa
according to
internet experts and
internet psychiatrist

73. Telling offline
friends & family about
one's online life
If a person lets family
and friends know about
her online activities, she
may be allowing them to
see parts of her identity
that she otherwise did
not fully express in-
person.

74. Meeting online
companions
in-person.
To get a chance to fix
misconceptions that may
have developed online about
each other. That, in turn, will
help them understand each
other better.

75. . Meeting offline
companions
online.
If a person encourages
family, friends, and
colleagues to connect
with him in cyberspace,
he is opening a different
channel of
communication with
them.

76. . Bringing online
behavior offline
For a person to
better understand
online behaviors
and why those
behaviors were
unable to develop in
the f2f world

77. . Bringing offline
behavior online
In order to
translate an aspect
of one's identity
from one realm to
another and
strengthen it

80.  The lack of participation
in a traditional
classroom stems more
from the fact that
students receive better
feedback online.

81.  Traditional classrooms
have students do
assignments and when
they are completed,
they are just that,
finished.

82.  Teachers are no longer
in control of the
discussions. Integrating
technology into
instruction tends to
move classrooms from
teacher-dominated
environments to ones
that are more student-
centered.

83.  While it is still
important for teachers
to monitor what
students are discussing,
the actual topics of
learning are being
guided by the students
themselves.

84.  Weblogs give students a
public space to interact
with one another and the
content of the class. As
long as the students are
invested in the project,
the need to see the blog
progress acts as
motivation as the blog
itself becomes an entity
that can demand
interaction.

87. General Characteristics:
- Imitating those around them
- Absorbs everything & blend
themselves in the environment
- Move & play

88. 1-3 yrs old
- Imitative play; mimicking actions
3-5 yrs old
- Transformative play
- (real objects into fantasy)
5-7 yrs old
- Imaginative play
- (how something will look like & plan
how will it become)

89. General Characteristics:
- picture thinking
- They love storytelling from adults

90. 8-11 yrs old
- Notices that she /he is different
from the rest
- A lot physical & psychological
changes
12-14 yrs old
- Interested in cause & effect
relationships
- Beginning of logical thinking

91. General Characteristics:
- upsurge of sexual drives
- Aggressive impulses
- Acting out tendencies
- Become capable of abstract
reasoning (hypothetical
situation)
- Focus of interaction from family
to peer

92.  12-14 yrs old
 Concern: Body Image
 15-17 yrs old
 Concern: Establishing
peer group
identity
 18-20 yrs old
 Concern: Vocational
& Romantic
identity

95. How are you?
MIND
BODY
SPIRIT

96. BODY
Wellness Food Tips

106.  Close your eyes for 5 seconds.
 Memorize the color or colors you
visualize
 Get the Colors of Your Personality
with Healthy Food as Wellness
Tips aired on cableTV!

144.  Tips:
 Create a Group for the Subject
Matter (see internet guideline)
 Make the Virtual Community
Work (see internet guideline)
 Create a Mailing List (see
internet guide)

145. Internet Guideline Source:
Amy Jo Kim 9 Principles for Creating a Community
1. Define the purpose of the community
2. Create distinct gathering places
3. Create member profiles that evolve over
time
4. Promote effective leadership
5. Define a clear-yet-flexible code of conduct
6. Organize and promote cyclic events
7. Provide a range of roles that couple power
with responsibility
8. Facilitate member-created subgroups
9. Integrate the online environment with the
"real" world

147. Internet Guideline Source:
HotWired!
By Mike Godwin
1. Use software that promotes
good discussions
2. Don't impose a length
limitation on postings
3. Front-load your system with
talkative, diverse people
4. Let the users resolve their own
disputes
5. Provide institutional memory
6. Promote continuity
7. Be host to a particular interest
group
8. Provide places for children
9. Confront the users with a crisis

149. Internet Guide: The Natural Life Cycle of Mailing Lists
Kat Nagel
Initial enthusiasm (people
introduce themselves, and gush
a lot about how wonderful it is to
find kindred souls).
Evangelism (people moan about
how few folks are posting to the
list, and brainstorm recruitment
strategies).
Growth (more and more people
join, more and more lengthy
threads develop, occasional off-
topic threads pop up).

150. Internet Guide: The Natural Life Cycle of Mailing Lists
Kat Nagel
Community (lots of threads, some
more relevant than others; lots
of information and advice is
exchanged; experts help other
experts as well as less
experienced colleagues;
friendships develop; people tease
each other; newcomers are
welcomed with generosity and
patience; everyone -- newbie and
expert alike -- feels comfortable
asking questions, suggesting
answers, and sharing opinions).

151. Internet Guide: The Natural Life Cycle of Mailing Lists
Kat Nagel
Discomfort with diversity (the
number of messages increases
dramatically; not every thread is
fascinating to every reader;
people start complaining about
the signal-to-noise ratio;).

152. Internet Guide: The Natural Life Cycle of Mailing Lists
Kat Nagel
Smug complacency and stagnation (the
purists flame everyone who asks an 'old'
question or responds with humor to a
serious post; newbies are rebuffed; traffic
drops to a doze-producing level of a few
minor issues; all interesting discussions
happen by private email and are limited to
a few participants; the purists spend lots of
time self-righteously congratulating each
other on keeping off-topic threads off the
list).
Maturity (a few people quit in a huff; the rest
of the participants stay near stage 4, with
stage 5 popping up briefly every few
weeks; many people wear out their second
or third 'delete' key, but the list lives
contentedly ever after).

154. Example on facebook:

155.  Choose your friends
wisely because it is
considered rude to
delete someone as a
friend. If you're
unsure, it's more
acceptable not to
accept initial
invitation.

156.  Poke carefully
because it means
different things to
different people. It
can be used as a
business tool to build
rapport with
colleagues and
clients, but it is more
famous for having a
sexual connotation.

157.  Respect people's privacy,
especially if you are a
parent and your teenager
is on Facebook.
Instead of asking to be your
teenager's friend using FB
(which could be perceived
as an invasion of privacy),
tell them you set up an
account and let them
decide whether they want
to become your FB friend.

158.  Be aware of what you post
because a message posted
on the "wall" section at the
bottom of a profile page can
be read by anyone.
A general rule is that if it's not
appropriate for someone's
boss to read, then don't post
it.
(FYI: If someone posts
something questionable on
YOUR wall, you can delete
it.)

159.  Upload a photo of
yourself as this really
helps people to
connect a face with a
name

160.  You can adjust your
privacy settings if you
want to limit who can
and cannot see
certain photos and
posts, etc

161.  Don't overdo friend
requests. Even
though Facebook
makes it easy to
upload your contacts
(and automatically
issue friend requests
to a whole address
list) it's not meant to
be misused.

162.  Do not make friend
requests of strangers
(especially ones who
are significantly
younger than you).
Even if you know
them, it's a better idea
to wait and let young
people take the lead.

163.  People use a lot of
acronyms & text
message shorthand
on FB. In case you
don't know what the
jargon means, check
the word at
www.NetLingo.com
for the meaning of
the word before you
respond

164. To keep
your children safe
on-line

174. You can check sites w/
kid safe contents

176. Why conflict may be
heightened online?

177. Due to the absence of
visual and auditory cues
to define our emotion.
When we talk to
someone in person, we
see their facial
expressions, their body
language, and hear
their tone of voice, thus,
we react accordingly.

178. To work on settling
conflict on-line
is to acknowledge
our own
projection
and
disinhibition

179. What is Projection?

180.  It’s when we perceive the
world through our
expectations, needs,
desires, fantasies, and
feelings, and we project
those onto other people.
For example, if we expect
people to be critical of us,
we perceive other people's
communication as being
critical - it sounds critical
to us even though it may
not be.

181.  We are more likely to
project when we are
online because we don't
have the visual or auditory
cues to guide us in our
interpretations. How we
hear an email or post is
how we hear it in our own
heads, which may or may
not reflect the tone or
attitude of the sender.

182. What is Disinhibition?

183.  People say and do
things in cyberspace
that they wouldn't
ordinarily say or do in
the face-to-face world.
 People loosen up, feel
more uninhibited and
express self more
openly.

184. In any fights, remember
to solve conflict is to
know your Virtue
and be firm to it no
matter what happens,
for it will be your only
“torch” that will light
your way as you seek
for peace

185. With your virtues in
place, seek peace…
pursue it.

186. Tips for Resolving
Conflict Online
(with the
other fellow)

187. Start your post or
e-mail with
positive, affirming,
and validating
statements.

188.  If you receive an annoying
e-mail or post, don't
respond right away
 Re-read the post or e-mail
again without judgment
 Assume that people does
not intend to cause you
harm
 Basic Rule: A person will
not hurt us, if we do not
hurt them

189. Think about why do you
want to communicate
Take time to respond
ASAP so as not to give
space for speculation
Say sorry on your
insensitivity to their
needs and ask them
sincerely to tell you how
you hurt them

190.  Give them space to tell you
how they feel so you can
best understand them
 When they are done
opening their emotions to
you, that’s the only time
you will tell them how you
were hurt too. Let them
exhaust themselves first.
 When you are given the
space to speak, use "I"
statements to share your
feelings or thoughts, e.g. "I
feel"... versus... "You made
me feel”

191. Choose your words
carefully and
thoughtfully, particularly
when you’re upset.
You are not physically or
virtually present with them to
clarify what you meant, and
they can't see the kindness in
your eyes. They must rely
entirely on your words to
interpret your meaning,
intent, and tone.

192. Use emotions to
express your tone
In online
communication, visual
and auditory cues are
replaced by emoticons,
for example, smiles,
winks, and laughter

193. After everything is said,
respect the silence & give
space for the person to
contemplate
Always give a positive
note to your post or e-
mail
Remember not to say
goodbye. All relationship
starts with simple
acquaintance and ends
with true friendship

194. Those are guidelines for
settling conflict to the
other fellow.
Now, let’s go back to
take those guide to first
settle the conflict to
yourself.
First & foremost is
finding ways to settle
conflict within self to
better settle conflict to
others.

195. Tips for Resolving
Conflict Online
(with yourself)

196. With your
integrated online
self and off line
self, start your post
or e-mail with
positive, affirming,
and validating
statements.

197.  If you receive an annoying e-mail
or post, don't respond right
away to the way your mind
dictates you to do so
 Re-read the post or e-mail again
without judgment from the way
you perceived it
 Assume that people does not
intend to cause you harm
because you did not harm them
 Basic Rule: A person will not hurt
us, if we do not hurt them . But
be honest to yourself, on how
many times you hurt them
before they reacted

198.  Think about why do you want to
communicate, really, Is it for
financial, emotional, material
gain? Be real.
 Take time to respond ASAP so as
not to give space for speculation
to your pride actually, not to
inflate any further your ego and
take you to the moon.
 Say sorry on your insensitivity to
their needs and ask them
sincerely to tell you how you
hurt them because you are not
being polite, you are just trying
so hard to maintain the social
order as a responsible teacher &
adult on earth!

199.  Give them space to tell you how
they feel so you can best
understand them and in truth, for
you to be given a sermon on how to
improve your personality
 When they are done opening their
emotions to you, that’s the only
time you will tell them how you
were hurt too. Let them exhaust
themselves first. Because when they
are tired, your given a short time to
be heard. Grab it!
 When you are given the space to
speak, use "I" statements to share
your feelings or thoughts, e.g. "I
feel"... versus... "You made me feel”
so you can be true to your hurts and
feel being human again.

200. Choose your words
carefully and thoughtfully,
particularly when you’re
upset so they will not shut
off forever. That is the
worst conflict negotiation,
when you are just talking
to a blank wall.

201. Use emotions to
express your tone, to
make them feel you are
real. But do this if you
are in to it, smiley’s & all
that stuff, otherwise,
don’t. Just be sincere
with thoughts coming
from your sacred heart
which is non-toxic, bio-
degradable & nature-
friendly

202. After everything is said,
respect the silence & give
space for the person to
contemplate & this will
prevent you from being a
cry-baby
Always give a positive
note to your post or e-
mail. Good blessings are
given for all to enjoy for
in karma it gives us back
a hundredfold

203. Remember not to say
goodbye. All relationship
starts with simple
acquaintance and ends
with true friendship.
Your meeting is not
coincidental. You are
both given a “chance” to
enjoy it at this lifetime
even if they are not on
the terms you wanted.

204. Indications that Conflicts are
Settled:
To yourself, you can already
“smile” without regret &
without malice in pure heart
(not black heart)
To the other fellow, has the
urge to be with you again
sincerely in good intention,
even if you stop making the
effort to reconcile differences.

205. The internet is
an ideal place to
practice
communication
and conflict
resolution skills.

206. Just like in the off line
world, we can take the
limitations of on-line
communication e.g. absence
of visual and auditory cues,
anonymity, invisibility,
delayed reactions, etc as our
test on how strong we can
hold on to our Virtue and be
consistent with it in handling
any conflict wherever we are
and however we exist on
earth at the moment.

207. How are you?
MIND
BODY
SPIRIT

208. SPIRIT
Meditative Prayer
How to start peace
thoughts?

211. T Reason to
address
our
worries

212. Internet
why do people use it &
overuse it?
As a Teacher
true to our Vocation,
let’s help one another in instilling &
keeping the
Values Formation alive in the
worldwideweb
With our Virtues of Faith, Hope, Love,
Respect, Courtesy, Politeness, etc,
let’s patiently keep
“Nature’s Balance”
while we stand in the
core competition of material world
Why? Because we care.

213. T To be true to
our Vocation
as an
“Educator”
in the
Internet Age

214. Internet Age 101
Innovative Personality
Preparing Teachers for the Internet Age
Seminar-Workshop
DIWA Learning Systems, Inc.
Resource Speaker
Ms. Zara Jane Juan
Personality Development:
www.innovativemindandbody.blogspot.com
WELLNESS FOR PEACE:
Philippines: www.wellnesspilipinas.blogspot.com
UN World Peace Conflict Zone: www.peaceadvocates.blogspot.com
International: Wellness Series www.zarajanejuan.blogspot.com
Thank you & God bless you whatever your mood maybe…

215. Book Author & Resource Speaker (2005-present):
1. Innovative Mind & Body (Personality Development 12 volumes)
2. Integrity in The Workplace (Leadership);
3. Colors of Wellness (Stress Management);
4. The Art of Leadership (Peace Leadership)
5. Coaching Kids & Mentoring Teens to Become Young Leaders;
6. Innovative Styles In Teaching;
7. Vocation @ Work (Personality Development))
8. Bridging the Gap to Productivity (Corporate Communication);
9. Artistic Exploration (Team-Building);
10. Public Speaking, a breakthrough approach!;
11. Rudiments of Theater (Acting-Music-Dance)
Proponent and Advocate Wellness for Peace:
Philippines: www.wellnesspilipinas.blogspot.com
International: Wellness Series: www.zarajanejuan.blogspot.com
UN World Peace Conflict Zone: www.peaceadvocates.blogspot.com
List of Citations as Author & Resource Speaker:
1. Plaque of Appreciation from Philippine Heart Center on "Colors of Wellness"
2. Plaque of Appreciation from Philippine Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine (PARM) on “Innovative Mind & Body”
3. Plaque of Appreciation from Office of the President NCDA on “Innovative Mind & Body”
4. Certificate of Appreciation from Roman Catholic Bishop of Novaliches Educational System (RCBN-ES) on “Innovative Mind &
Body”
5. Certificate of Appreciation on “Colors of Wellness” from De La Salle University (DLSU) Manila
6. Plaque of Appreciation from St. Mary’s Pasay “On Mentoring Kids & Teens to Become Young Leaders”
7. Plaque of Appreciation on “Integrity in the Workplace” by San Lorenzo School, San Pedro Laguna
8. Plaque of Appreciation from San Roque Catholic School on “Corporate Communication”
9. Plaque of Appreciation on “Innovative Styles in Teaching” & “Vocation @ Work” from Treasury of the Golden Word School
10. Plaque of Appreciation on “Innovative Styles in Teaching” from Assoc of Private Schools in Batangas City
11. Plaque of Appreciation on “Colors of Wellness” from Assoc of Private Schools in Baguio City
12. Plaque of Recognition on “Innovative Mind & Body” from Dr. Carlos Lanting College, QC
13. Plaque of Appreciation on Leadership Training from Recoletos Academy, Antipolo, Rizal
14. Plaque of Appreciation on Public Speaking-A Breakthrough Approach! from University of Perpetual Help Cavite
15. Plaque of Appreciation on Artistic Exploration from Elizabeth Seton School, Las Piñas & Cavite
16. Plaque of Appreciation on Developing Positive Mental Attitude from Informatics
17. Plaque of Appreciation on “The Art of Leadership” from Philippine Cultural High School Manila
18. Certificate of Appreciation on "Balik-Bata"Workshop from Philippine Cultural High School, Mla
19. Certificate of Appreciation on “Innovative Mind & Body” from St. Matthew’s College, San Mateo
20. Certificate of Recognition on Personality Development from Sto. Niño School, Muntinlupa
21. Certificate of Recognition on Theatre Arts from Good Shepherd Cathedral School, QC
Past Work:
Producer Creative Productions Box Media Production industry
January 2000 – January 2006 (6 years 1 month)
Concept Maker, Host & Producer, Artistic Explo
Producer Visualminds Media Production industry
July 1995 – January 2006 (10 years 7 months)
Producer, Associate Director & Performing Artist at Philippine International Convention Center (PICC); Philamlife Theater;
RCBC Theater, Cultural Center of the Philippines
Account Manager ABC 5 (Team Image & Maxi-Media International)
Media Production industry May 1995 – October 1995 (6 months)
Account Manager Prime Advertising Agency
Media Production industry January 1994 – December 1994 (1 year)
Public Relations Associate Ogilvy & Mather Advertising Agency Philippines
Media Production industry April 1993 – January 1994
Performing Artist FREELANCE
Media Production industry Documentary Film Actress to International Films & RPN 9
Social Development Artists & Trainor of Women & Workers
Nonprofit Organization Management industry April 1990 – April 1992
Assistant Photo Journalist Time Magazine
Media Production industry , Public Company; TWX; Publishing industry June 1989 – December 1990 (1 year 7 months)
Education:
Development Communications (MassComm), Ateneo de Manila University,QC
Political Science, PUP Sta Mesa Manila
Other Data: Binibining Pilipinas Awardee

216.  List of Global
 Internet Social
Networking Sites

217.  InternetSocial
Networking Sites
Social
networking site
Academia.edu for September
2008 211,000[2] Open 9,294[3]
academics/resea
rchers
Free and open
source
Advogato software develop
1999
13,575[4] Open 139,873[5]
ers
aNobii Books 2006 Open 11,992[6]
European jet
aSmallWorld set and social March 2004
550,000[7] Invite-only 5,978[8]
elite world-wide

218.  Internet Social
Networking Sites
A social
network for
AsianAvenue the Asian 1997 Open
American com
munity
Running,
Athlinks Swimming
2001
139,458 Open 75,362[10]
Independent
Audimated.com music 2010 Open 486,598[11]
Avatars United Online games March 2008 Open 9,641,523[12]

219.  Internet
Social
Networking Sites
General, Meet new people, Open to
Badoo Popular in Europe and Latin 2006 86,000,000[13] people 18 128[14]
America and older
Open to
Bebo General July 2005 117,000,000[15] people 13 2,148[16]
and older
Open to
Bigadda Indian Social Networking Site August 2007 3,000,000[17] people 16 11,684[18]
and older
Requires
Norwegian
Biip.no Norwegian community June 1, 2005 430,000[19] 65,176[20]
phone
number

220.  Internet
Social
Networking Sites
September
BlackPlanet African-Americans 20,000,000[21] Open 2,350[22]
1, 1999
Anyone who wants to tell Open to
Blauk something about a stranger or 2010 people 13 937,454[23]
acquaintance. and older.
November
Blogster Blogging community 85,579[24] Open 23,485[25]
24, 2005
Bolt.com General 1996 Open 111,069[26]

221.  Internet
Social
Networking Sites
Buzznet Music and pop-culture 2005 10,000,000[27] Open 1,132[28]
Open to
December
CafeMom Mothers 1,250,000[29] moms and 4,333[30]
2006
moms-to-be
17
Cake Financial Investing September Open 481,922[31]
2007
Care2 Green living and social activism 1998 9,961,947[32] Open 2,594[33]

222.  Internet
Social
Networking Sites
Not for profit providing free
websites that connect family Open to
CaringBridge and friends during a serious 9,500,000[35] people 18 4,198[37]
health event, care and and older[36]
recovery.[34]
Open to
Mobile social game network,
Cellufun 2007 3,000,000[39] people 14 46,773[40]
Number 8 US mobile website[38]
and older
Open to
School, college, work and the
Classmates.com 1995 50,000,000[41] people 18 2,961[43]
military
and older[42]
Cloob General. Popular in Iran Open 914[44]

223.  Internet
Social
Networking Sites
Worldwide network for making
connections between travelers
CouchSurfing 1,560,459[45] Open 3,711[46]
and the local communities they
visit.
East Asian and Southeast
CozyCot 2001 150,000[47] Open 3,711[48]
Asian women
Faith Based social network for
Cross.tv Christian believers from around 2008 450,000[49] Open 30,741[50]
the world
Crunchyroll Anime and forums. Open 2,328[51]

224.  Internet
Social
Networking Sites
General. Popular in South
Cyworld 24,000,000[52] Open 1,027[53]
Korea.
Photo-blogging site where users February 13,
DailyBooth Open 5,460[54]
upload a photo every day 2009
Medical & emotional support
November 4,
DailyStrength community - Physical health, Open 22,054[55]
2007
Mental health, Support groups
European and American social
Decayenne 2001 Invite-only 154,733[56]
elite

225.  Internet
Social
Networking Sites
Social bookmarking allowing
September
delicious users to locate and save websites 8,822,921[57] Open 239[58]
2003
that match their own interests
August 7,
deviantART Art community 9,040,962[59] Open 126[60]
2000
People with disabilities
Disaboom (Amputee, cerebral palsy, MS, Open 112,712[61]
and other disabilities)
Politic community, Social
Dol2day network, Internet radio (German- 40,200[62] Open 554,616[63]
speaking countries)

226.  Internet
Social
Networking Sites
DontStayIn Clubbing (primarily UK) Open 19,022[64]
Invitation
Draugiem.lv General (primarily LV, LT, HU) 2,600,466[24] 2,272[65]
only
Chinese Web 2.0 website
providing user review and
recommendation services for
movies, books, and music. It is
douban 2005 46,850,000[66] Open 139[67]
also the largest online Chinese
language book, movie and music
database and one of the largest
online communities in China.
Open,
Community and wiki
Elftown 185,000[68] approval 17,681[69]
around Fantasy and sci-fi.
needed

227.  Internet
Social
Networking Sites
Epernicus For research scientists Open 293,955[70]
Open to
Eons.com For baby boomers people 13 27,320[71]
and older
Experience Project Life experiences Open 3,452[72]
Exploroo Travel Social Networking. Open 209,868[73]

228.  Internet
Social
Networking Sites
Open to
February
Facebook General. 640,000,000+[74] people 13 2[75]
2004
and older
Invitation
only to
Faceparty General. Popular UK. 200,000[76] 28,760[77]
people 18
and older
Open to
Faces.com British teens people 13 120,665[78]
and older
Open to
people "of
Fetlife People who are into BDSM 500,000[79] [legal] age 5,513[80]
to see adult
content"

229.  Internet
Social
Networking Sites
FilmAffinity Movies and TV Series 2002 250,000[81] Open 3,916[82]
Entrepreneural community Open to
FledgeWing targeted towards worldwide university 1,793,990[83]
university students students
Open to
Flixster Movies 2007 63,000,000[84] people 13 1,018[85]
and older
Open to 33[87]
Photo sharing, commenting, people 13
February
Flickr photography related networking, 32,000,000[86] and older
2004
worldwide (Yahoo!Logi
n) -

230.  Internet
Social
Networking Sites
Open to
Focus.com Business to Business, worldwide 2005 850,000[88] people 13 11,495[89]
and older
Open to
Folkdirect General June 2010 80,000[90] people 16 19,932[91]
and older
Photo sharing, video hosting,
5,367[92]
photo contests, journals, forums,
flexible privacy protection, October
Fotki 1,632,565 Open
friend's feed, audio comments and 1998
unlimited custom design
-
integration.
Photoblogging. Popular in South
Fotolog 20,000,000[93] Open 1,194[94]
America and Spain

231.  Internet
Social
Networking Sites
Location based mobile social
Foursquare 2,000,000[95] Open 4,539[96]
network
Open to
UK based. School, college, work,
Friends Reunited 19,000,000[97] people 13 10,231[98]
sport and streets
and older
General. Popular in Southeast Open to
Friendster Asia. No longer popular in 2002 90,000,000[99] people 16 979[100]
thewestern world and older.
1,253,155[10
Frühstückstreff General July 2001 14,800[citation needed] Open
1]

232.  Internet
Social
Networking Sites
dating, an "online bar" for 18 October Open to
Fubar 1,200,000[102] 9,476[103]
and older 2007 people 18+
Anime and games. Popular in Open to
Gaia Online USA, Canada and Europe. 23,523,663[104] people 13 1,071[105]
Moderately popular around Asia. and older
September
GamerDNA Computer and video games 310,000[106] Open 22,887[107]
21, 2006
Article, picture, and video
Gather.com sharing, as well as group 465,000[108] Open 3,974[109]
discussions

233.  Internet
Social
Networking Sites
Social network
for LGBT community, Guide May 16, Open,
Gays.com 100,000[110] 74,664[111]
for LGBT bars, restaurants, 2008 Global
clubs, shopping
January 16,
Geni.com Families, genealogy 15,000,000[112] Open 5,815[113]
2007
Fair play in Music - Social
Invite only
Gogoyoko networking site for musicians and 119,272[114]
while in beta
music lovers
December
Goodreads Library cataloging, book lovers Open 2,543[115]
2006

234.  Internet
Social
Networking Sites
Social network with
matchmaking and personality October
Goodwizz 60,000[116][117] Open 214,214[118]
games to find new contacts. 2010
Global, based in France.
NA (Alexa
only records
data
Google Buzz General Open
for second-
level
domains)
for people in and around
GovLoop
government
Grono.net Poland 2,000,000[citation needed] Open 2,958[119]

235.  Internet
Social
Networking Sites
General for teens. Over 31 Open to
Habbo communities worldwide. Chat 200,000,000[120][121][122] people 13 6,545[123]
Room and user profiles. and older
General. Popular
in India, Mongolia, Thailand, Ro
Open to
mania,Jamaica, Central
hi5 2003 80,000,000[124] people 13 265[125]
Africa, Portugal and Latin
and older.
America. Not very popular in
the USA.
Hospitality Club Hospitality 328,629[126] Open 38,258[127]
Geo-Social Aggregator rooted in
the concept of knowing where
Hotlist 80,000[128] Open 28,241[129]
your friends are, were, and will
be.

236.  Internet
Social
Networking Sites
Social networking site for
HR.com 1999 194,000[130] Open 60,048[131]
Human Resources professionals
Global influencers focused on November
Hub Culture 20,000[132] Invite-only 515,308[133]
worth creation 2002
General, Most popular in the
Hyves 10,097,000[134] Open 225[135]
Netherlands.
Talent based social networking
site that allows to promote one's
Ibibo 3,500,000[136] Open 695[137]
self and also discover new talent.
Most popular in India.

237.  Internet
Social
Networking Sites
Twitter-like service popular
Identi.ca with hackers and software 395,695[citation needed] Open 3,822[138]
freedom advocates.
Online collaboration for
Open,
Indaba Music musicians, remix contests, and 350,000[139] 55,062[140]
Global
networking.
Open to
Finnish
IRC-Galleria Finland 505,000[141] speaking 3,302[142]
people 12
and older
Language learning social Open,
italki.com 500,000[143] 29,939[144]
network. 100+ languages. Global

238.  Internet
Social
Networking Sites
InterNations International community Invite-only 25,604[145]
Mobile community worldwide,
Itsmy blogging, friends, personal TV- 2,500,000[146] 206,437[147]
shows
iWiW Hungary 4,000,000[148] Invite-only 532[149]
Open to
General. Microblogging. Owned February
Jaiku people 13 15,661[150]
by Google 2006
and older

239.  Internet
Social
Networking Sites
November
kaioo General, nonprofit 30,000[151] 386,200[152]
2007
Open to the
General. In Simplified Chinese;
Kaixin001 General 61[153]
caters for mainland China users
Public
General. For the users, by the Open to
Kiwibox users, a social network that is 1999 2,400,000[154] people 13 104,563[155]
more than a community. and older
Open,
Lafango Talent-Focused media sharing site 35,810[156]
Global

240.  Internet
Social
Networking Sites
Last.fm Music 2002 30,000,000[157] Open 310[158]
Open to
LibraryThing Book lovers 400,000[159] people 13 4,529[160]
and older
Open to
Lifeknot Shared interests, hobbies people 18 602,117[161]
and older
Open to
Business and professional
LinkedIn May 2003 100,000,000[162] people 18 17[163]
networking
and older

241.  Internet
Social
Networking Sites
Social networking website for Open, 1,668,484[16
LinkExpats
expatriates. 100+ countries. Global 4]
Listography Lists. Autobiography Open 197,009[165]
Blogging. Popular in Russia and
April 15, Open
LiveJournal among the Russian-speaking 17,564,977[166] 81[167]
1999 (OpenID)
diaspora abroad.
Online language learning -
dynamic online courses in 35
Livemocha languages - world's largest 5,000,000[168] Open 4,079[169]
community of native language
speakers.

242.  Internet
Social
Networking Sites
LunarStorm Sweden 1,200,000[ Open 65,874[171]
MEETin General Open 173,717[172]
General. Used to plan offline Open to
Meetup.com meetings for people interested in people 18 739[173]
various activities and older

243.  Internet
Social
Networking Sites
October 25,
Mixi Japan 24,323,160[175] Invite-only 85[176]
2000
Open to
mobikade mobile community, UK only people 18 1,851,728[177]
and older
Open to
MocoSpace mobile community, worldwide 3,000,000[178] people 14 3,685[179]
and older
Open to
MOG Music people 14 4,221[180]
and older

244.  Internet
Social
Networking Sites
Social Network, social media,
MouthShut.com Open 2,545[181]
consumer reviews
Mubi (website) Auteur cinema 200,000 Open 25,648[182]
Open to
"Real world" relationships.
Multiply 10,000,000[183] people 13 246[184]
Popular in primarily in Asia.
and older.
Open to
Muxlim Muslim portal site 2006 50,000[185] people 13 59,099[186]
and older

245.  InternetSocial
Networking Sites
Open to
Anime themed social
MyAnimeList community
160,000[187] people 13
and older
6,096[188]
family-oriented social network
MyHeritage service
30,000,000 [189] Open 2,953[190]
Locating friends and family,
MyLife keeping in touch
(formerlyReunion.com)
51,000,000[191] Open 1,481[192]
NA (Alexa
Blogging, mobile blogging, photo only records
sharing, connecting with data
My Opera friends, Opera Link and Opera
Unite. Global
5,500,000[193] Open
for second-
level
domains)

246.  Internet
Social
Networking Sites
Open to
Myspace General August 2003 100,000,000+[194][195] ages 13 and 46[196]
older.
Open to age
13 and up &
myYearbook General, Charity 20,000,000[197] 851[198]
Grades 9 and
up
School, college and friends.
Nasza-klasa.pl 11,000,000[199] Open 110[200]
Popular in Poland
General. Popular in Europe,
Turkey, the Arab World and Open to
Netlog Canada's Québec province. 70,000,000[202] people 13 130[203]
Formerly known as Facebox and and older
Redbox.[201]

247.  Internet
Social
Networking Sites
September
Nettby Norwegian Community Open 2,719[204]
14, 2006
Open to
people 13
Nexopia Canada 1,400,000[205] 24,071[207]
and
older [206]
Non-Profit news sharing and
NGO Post 15,000[208] Open 70,134[209]
networking, mainly in India
Open to
Users create their own social
Ning people 13 132[210]
websites and social networks
and older

248.  Internet
Social
Networking Sites
Connect with old classmates.
Odnoklassniki Popular in Russia and former 45,000,000[211] Open 92[212]
Soviet republics
Open to
Not for Profit Social networking People of all
OneClimate 307,773[213]
and Climate Change ages and
locations
Not for Profit Video sharing and
social networking aimed at people 27,434,227[214
OneWorldTV Open ]
interested in social issues,
development, environment, etc.
Open to
First online blogging community,
Open Diary 1998 5,000,000[215] people 13 39,290[216]
founded in 1998
and older

249.  Internet
Social
Networking Sites
Open to
people 18
General. Owned by Google Inc. January 22,
Orkut 100,000,000[218] and older, 43[219]
Popular in India andBrazil.[217] 2004
(Googlelogi
n)
OUTeverywhere Gay/LGBTQ Community Open 329,887[220]
Passportstamp Travel Open 366,598[221]
Dutch virtual community for
people interested in house music
and other electronic dance music. 10th Open to
Partyflock Since 2001, Partyflock has November 321,125 people 18 7,226[222]
evolved into the biggest online 2001 years and up
community for the dance scene in
the Netherlands

250.  Internet
Social
Networking Sites
Invite-only,
Collaborative platform for the only
Pingsta world's Internetwork Experts Internet
1,668,955[223]
Experts
Plaxo Aggregator 15,000,000[224] Open 1,533[225]
Playahead Swedish, Danish teenagers Closed 63,081[226]
Open to
Playlist.com General, Music people over
13

251.  Internet
Social
Networking Sites
Micro-blogging, RSS, updates.
Plurk Open 1,072[227]
Very popular in Taiwan
Enterprise social networking and
Present.ly Open 4,893,711[228]
micro-blogging
A a business-oriented social Open to
Qapacity networking site and a business people 16 96,847[229]
directory and older
Open to
Quechup General, friendship, dating 2007 those over 150,757[230]
16

252.  Internet
Social
Networking Sites
Social network for scientific
ResearchGate 400,000[237] Open 23,095[238]
researchers
Open to
Social network for musician and
ReverbNation.com 500,000[239] people 16 4,422[240]
bands
and older
Ryze Business 500,000[241] Open 19,839[242]
Science-oriented multimedia
ScienceStage platform and network for Open 26,804[243]
scientists

253.  InternetSocial
Networking Sites
Scispace.n Collaborative network site for
scientists
By
invitation,
but can 1,231,795[244]
request an
et invitation
ShareThe Music Community. Sharing and
listening to music for free and Open 471,712[245]
legally
Music
Shelfari Books
October 11,
2006
Open 19,681[246]
Skyrock Social Network in French-
speaking world
22,000,000[247] Open 111[248]

254.  Internet Social
Networking Sites
Social_Life_ Brazilian jet set and social elite
2008 550,000[249] Invite-only 154,533[250]
world-wide
(website)
SocialVibe Social Network for Charity 435,000[citation needed] Open 41,927[251]
General. Popular in Latin Open to
Sonico.com America and Spanish and
Portuguese speaking regions.
17,000,000[252][253] people 13
and older
507[254]
Stickam Live video streaming and chat. 2,000,000[255] Open 2,742[256]

255.  Internet
Social
Networking Sites
University students, mostly in
the German-speaking countries.
StudiVZ School students and those out of 17,000,000[257] Open 316[258]
education sign up via its partner
sites schülerVZ and meinVZ.
Stumble through websites that
StumbleUpon 10,600,000[259] Open 185[260]
match your selected interests
General. Subject to quite
Tagged some controversy about its e-mail 100,000,000[261] Open 117[262]
marketing and privacy policy
TalentTrove Online Talent Network Open 21,177[263]

256.  Internet
Social
Networking Sites
Talkbiznow Business networking Open 283,770[264]
Taltopia Online artistic community Open 52,759[265]
Open to
Taringa! General 350,000[266] people 13 126[267]
and older
Education / Learning / Teaching -
TeachStreet Open 61,492[268]
More than 400 subjects

257.  Internet
Social
Networking Sites
Learning / Languages /
TermWiki Translation - 1.2m terms in May 2010 Open 16,182[269]
more than 1300 subjects
Open to
TravBuddy.com Travel 2005 1,588,000[270] people 18 11,789[271]
and older
Travellerspoint Travel 2002 310,000[272] Open 11,486[273]
tribe.net General Open 5,706[274]

258.  Internet
Social
Networking Sites
French subsidiary of
Trombi.com 4,400,000[275] 7,283[276]
Classmates.com
Spanish-based university and
Tuenti High School social network. Very 4,500,000[citation needed] Invite-only 291[277]
Popular in Spain
Tumblr General. Micro-blogging, RSS 2007 Open 245[278]
General. Micro-blogging, RSS, July 15,
Twitter 175,000,000[279][280] Open 10[281]
updates 2006

259.  Internet
Social
Networking Sites
Social Network for Russian-
speaking world including September
Vkontakte 110,578,500[282] Open 37[283]
former Soviet republics. Biggest 2006
site in Russia
Open to
Vampirefreaks.com Gothic and industrial subculture 1999 1,931,049[284] users 13 and 7,577[285]
over
Global Social Networking and
Campus Networking available in
Viadeo 35,000,000[286] Open 710[287]
English, French, German,
Spanish, Italian and Portuguese
Social network that focuses
Virb heavily on artists, including 2007 Open 22,474[288]
musicians and photographers

260.  Internet
Social
Networking Sites
Vox Blogging Open 1,319[289]
For computer fans that want to
Wakoopa 100,000[citation needed] Open 9,420[290]
discover new software and games
For readers and authors to interact
Wattpad Open 11,008[291]
& e-book sharing
Wasabi General. UK-based. Open 95,188[292]

261.  Internet
Social
Networking Sites
Open to
WAYN Travel and lifestyle May 2003 10,000,000[293] people 18 2,974[294]
and older
WebBiographies Genealogy and biography Open 734,214[295]
Open to ages
WeeWorld Teenagers - 10 to 17 30,000,000[296] 8,729[297]
13 and older.
Open,
General with emphasis on privacy
WeOurFamily subscription- 685,337[298]
and security
based

262.  InternetSocial
Networking Sites
Wer-kennt- General General 441[299]
wen
4,000,000[citati
weRead Books June 2007
on needed]
Open 80,233[300]
Windows Blogging NA (Alexa
120,000,000[3 only records
data
(formerly 01]
Open
for second-
Live Spaces MSN Spaces)
level
domains)
Online
community
space for the Open to
WiserEarth social justice 45,000[303] people 16
and older
77,143[304]
and
environmental
movement[302]

263.  Internet
Social
Networking Sites
WriteA
Site networking Open to
Prisoner inmates,
friends, family
September
2000 66,000[305] people 18
years and
older
252,188[306]
.com
Blogs and
Xanga "metro" areas
Unknown
27,000,000[307] Open 768[308]
Business
(primarily
Europe
XING (Germany,
Austria,
8,000,000[309] Open 269[310]
Switzerland) and
China)
Catholic social
networking,
Xt3 created after
World Youth
Open 459,914[311]
Day 2008

264.  Internet
Social
Networking Sites
Social Must have
Yammer networking for company
email
32,993[312]
office colleagues
Local Business
Yelp, Inc. Review and Talk
Open 343[313]
UK Social
Network (focus
Youmeo on data
Open 1,680,191[314]
portability)
Greek Web
Zoo.gr Meeting point
2004
890,000[315] Open 8,057[316]

265.  Internet
Social
Networking Sites
Online
Community
for Creative
Open to
Talent (host
Zooppa of brand
60,000[317] people 14
and
older[318]
88,555[319]
sponsored
advertising
contests)