Nearly all teenagers have visited Internet chat rooms. Many of them use chat rooms to meet new people and exchange news and information. ‘Teen talk’ is one of the most wee-known chat rooms in the UK.

Over 70% of teenagers use the Internet to visit official fan sites. Leonardo DiCaprio’s official web site is one of the most popular, along with football sites for teams such as Manchester United. A few young people actually create their own websites which they dedicate to their favorite film star or sports star.

Not many teenagers buy clothes on the Internet. At the moment, teenagers would rather buy sportswear from sports shop. However, it has been predicted that Internet shopping will become more popular with young people in the future.

This means that people are using the Internet more and more for everything from entertainment to research. Teenagers, who have Internet access, use it mostly to send emails or to visit fan sites and chat rooms. In the future, the Internet will be accessible not only on computers, but also on mobile phones. Young people will continue to use it more and more.

Another thing that young people probably won’t be able to exist without is mobile phone.

Nearly half of the people buying them say they have bought them for personal use only. They are bought by both boys and girls alike.

Many young people use the phones to contact their parents if they are going to be late back from school. Others use the phone to stay in touch with friends, or discuss homework during the week.

The phones have become fashionable. Young people compare different types, ringing tones and programmes.

Many phones have often been bought as presents. Young people like the look of the phone.

Young people out alone feel safer if they can reach family and friend quickly.

Almost three million mobile phones have been bought as Christmas presents this year. It has been predicted that over half of the total number of the British young people will possess a mobile phone in the next five years.

Almost all communications will be on the mobile phone in the next ten years.

This suggests the following: owning a mobile phone is not a sign of how much money you have but a means of keeping in touch.

Young people will continue to buy more and more mobile phones.

This is good news for the mobile phone companies. In future the phones, which will look attractive and have a lot of extras, will be the most popular.