When filling out your profile, do not give your real name, location or any info that can be used to locate you. To start with, every page you visit on any website, the host server collects the following information and stores it on a hard drive:
My IP address & IP location
Online Social Networks
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Canada Scene
Where do you live in Canada? What’s it like? Canada Scene is a visual celebration of your place in Canada and what makes it great. Share your fun and interesting video(s) or picture(s) in Canada Scene. -
Facebook
Second most popular social network. It is a social utility that connects you with the people around you. Upload photos or publish notes. -
MySpace
Most popular social network site. Lets you share photos, journals and interests with a growing network of mutual friends. -
Bebo Online Social Network
Connect with friends, share photos, discover new interests and/or just hang out. -
IMVU
is a social network and 3D virtual world where millions of people meet, chat and have fun in animated 3D scenes. You can shop and dress up your avatar with your own personalized look, design and decorate your own 3D space, and connect with new people from around the world. -
Nexopia
Is a social networking website and is designed as a general interactive site for people aged 14 and up (accounts with users that are proven to be under 14 are deleted). Users are able to create and design their own profiles, friends list, blogs, galleries, articles, and forums. Interaction is accomplished through an internal personal messaging system, and public user comments on profiles, blogs or through threads and posts on the forums. Nexopia.com is a Canadian website and based in downtown Edmonton. -
MyYearBook
An online community that connects people through a network of trusted friends. Provides an online meeting place where people can socialize, make new acquaintances and find others who share their interests. -
Slideshare
It lets you share Powerpoint slide presentations online. -
Piczo
Is an online photo website builder and community, where one can sign up for free to make their own advertising-supported websites. Allows users to post photos, videos, blogs, and basic online chat. Its key focus is user-user interaction. -
Xanga
A community of online diaries and journals. Enables uploading photos and videos to your blog. -
Twitter
Is a social networking and micro-blogging service that allows users to send "updates" (text-based posts, up to 140 characters long). Updates are displayed on the user's profile page and also instantly delivered to other users who have signed up to receive them. The sender can restrict delivery to those in his or her circle of friends (delivery to everyone is the default).
