Abstract
The majority of all Spanish youths aged 1217 use online social networking
sites (internet and mobile technology), according to a new local survey of
teenagers conducted by Valencia University, Fepad & the Universidad Polite¿cnica
de Valencia. The survey also found that older teens, in particular girls, are more
likely to use these sites. For girls, social networking sites are places to reinforce preexisting
friendships, while for boys these networks provide opportunities for flirting
and making new friends. In both cases, business relations in the future will be
influenced by this new relationship method with new business relationships being
taken on by digital natives as opposed to the current digital immigrants who have
not taken on board this network technology as quickly. The objective of this study is
to present our research on the relationship between web 2.0 technologies and the
behaviour and personality of the teenagers who form the object of the study as well
as the potential dependencies, and resulting personal, academic and family disorders
that may stem from abuse of these technologies, especially via mobile phones. The
main objective is to explore how web-based technologies lessen or generate different
types of disorders in todays society, particularly amongst teenagers.
