Project Facebook Honduras: The Construction of the Social Reality of Honduran University Youth on Facebook

Facebook is not only the most popular social network in present day, it is also the most visited website globally. Since its creation in 2004 its popularity has drastically increased worldwide. With its importance in society today, this study sets out to explore how Honduran university students create a social reality on Facebook, and in doing so, how they construct a virtual identity online versus the identity they present in everyday life offline. The study discusses privacy issues on Facebook, how the design of the platform limits or influences the information users can post, thus affecting the virtual identity created, how the social construct of the online global communicate cannot thrive without its users, and whether or not Facebook is an ideal community of commu-nication. The study is carried out through the surveying of Honduran university students between the ages of 18 and 24, one of the most popular demographics of users both internationally and within Honduras, by observing and analyzing different aspects of their user profiles on Facebook.