Young people's social networks, blogs, charities, entertainment and student websites.

Social networks

Bebo
This mainly teenager orientated site gives users the opportunity to share photos, music and blogs, to draw on members’ white boards and even produce applications.

Facebook
Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them. Groups and applications can be set up to mix with your audiences.

Habbo
The world’s largest virtual hangout for teens where users can meet and make friends. Users are invited to design their own rooms, collect cool furniture and throw parties in the vast virtual environment.

Last.fm
Founded in 2002, Last.fm provides internet radio and a music community. It claims over 30 million active users based in more than 200 countries. The site can connect you to other people who like what you like, and allows users to recommend songs from their music collections.

MySpace
MySpace is a community where you can share photos, watch videos, personalise your page, listen to free music from signed and unsigned bands and write blogs in a growing network of mutual friends.

Twitter
Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?

Student websites

The Site
Aims to offer the best guide to life for young adults, aged 16-25. The Site believes that all young people have the capacity to make their own decisions and life choices, provided they have access to quality, impartial information and advice. As well as the opportunity to get support and empathy from other young people going through similar situations.

Student123.com
Student123.com is designed to help with all areas of student life. The current network of 127 sites covers UK universities and colleges.

The Student Room
Provides help and advice on all things student. It’s the UK’s largest and fastest growing student community with information on accommodation, revision notes, university guides, careers and open days.

Youth blogs

Digital Spy
A showbiz, entertainment and digital media community. It is the UK’s largest independent entertainment website generating over 90 million monthly page impressions. Digital Spy is also renowned for its extensive and unique coverage of Big Brother each year through its dedicated spin off site DS:BB. The discussion forums have more than 290,000 registered users and 28.3 million posts.

Fashion Forums
Discuss the latest trends in the world of fashion and learn what’s “in” and what’s “out.” You can find and share style tips, cool shopping finds, celebrity fashions or even your favourite designers, collections, hairstylists or cosmetics lines. The site is perfect for young people wanting to keep up on trends.

Gamespot
Whether you’re a casual or hardcore gamer, Gamespot provides game previews, reviews, cheats, videos and even a forum to discuss all the latest developments across the PC, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii and the DS.

Heatworld
This site focuses on all things celebrity with gossip, photos, videos and discussion boards. You can also email your own celeb snaps and gossip or sign-up up to a weekly newsletter and mobile text alerts.

Perez Hilton
This site is like a gossip weekly magazine and has been named the number one celebrity website. The site covers all the up to date celebrity gossip with photos, videos, blogs and even has its own radio station.

UK Music
UKMusic.com is an upfront independent forum that brings people from the unsigned world of music together. The site is visited by over 400,000 unique individuals each month who come to talk about their tastes, how to put music together and how to find new band members.

World Reviewer
Is about holiday experiences. Taking a completely new look at how travel is presented online - start with what you want to do, rather than where you want to go, with experiences, rather than the products or services.

Charities for youth

Action for Children
This site is a voice for children that need help and advice. The site has a discussion board and a blog allowing the user to voice their opinions and worries to others going through the same issues.

Childline
This site tackles a range of problems some children face on a day-to-day basis. The site gives advice on abuse and safety, home and families, online safety, damaging yourself, sex and health, bullying and racism.

Talk to Frank
Talk to Frank provides an A to Z list of substances explaining their appearance, effects, health risks, the chances of getting hooked, and the basics of UK law. Via an MSN messenger drug users can ask the ‘Frank Bot’ any questions 24/7. There are also games such as ‘Spliff Pinball’ and an interactive cannabis game that explains all the dangers of the drug.

Entertainment/gossip websites

T4
Includes TV listings, music and pictures, this site allows you to get up close and personal with your favorite celebrities. The site has a feature called iCarpet that allows people to upload films of themselves via YouTube posing questions they would like to ask celebrities - the presenters then take the video to the next showbiz event and the questions are answered.

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