Social networking at Arctic Circle

San Francisco-based Bebo.com, a social site hugely popular in the UK, Ireland, and Down Under, is also very popular among Canada’s northernmost youth. “A search on Bebo shows hundreds of young Inuit who are registered users from Kuujjuaq, Iqaluit, Cambridge Bay and Inukjuak,” reports the Nunatsiaq News. “The sites registered to users in Nunavik and Nunavut generally feature photos of family members and eye-catching decorations. The texts are peppered with English, French and Inuktitut written in roman orthography. Or sometimes there's a combination of languages – ‘I would like to buy a used car first so I don't have to bicykugaq around town,’ says one entry,” the News adds. Nunvut Territory is northwest of Hudson Bay (see this map at Realtravel.com).