Web watch

Missing you
The National Missing Persons Helpline - a UK charity dedicated to helping missing people and supporting their families while they wait for news - has just launched its first website. If you wish to call home, have information about a missing person, or are concerned about a missing friend, this is a good place to start. The site joins the excellent Look4them.org that already provides support. www.missingpersons.org
www.look4them.org

Yahoo!
A fortnight after it won in the US courts over the French government in its Nazi memorabilia court battle, Yahoo found itself mired in controversy again. Last week, news broke that it had been deleting messages from its talkboards such as those that say that the US deserved the attacks or had links to extremist sites. But some users even claimed messages were removed because of the use of heavy sarcasm. www.yahoo.com

Avatar's back
The Guardian's former digital artist, Michael Avatar, is back with a new text-based piece. www.bbc.co.uk/arts/digital/guestartists/windows

Kid Napster The record industry's long-awaited response to Napster and file-sharing is beginning to shape up. Both Aimster and Emusic.com have launched subscription services in the past month. Emusic is offering unlimited access to a catalogue of 200,000 MP3s. It is clearly going for the older end of the market, as its catalogue is full of Elvis Costello, Miles Davis and the like. How many will be prepared to cough up $14.99 per month or $120 a year is a moot point. Aimster costs $4.95 a month. Join now to get the second month free.
www.aimster.com
www.Emusic.com

Shelter me
Ihavemoved.com, the clever little site that helps you let people know you have moved house, has launched an initiative with Shelter, a homeless charity. Those logging on and using will automatically trigger a donation to the charity. The site hopes to raise £100,000. www.ihavemoved.com/shelter

Off the rails
The UK has the worst transport network in Europe. The Rail Passengers Council is the official passenger watchdog for England, Scotland and Wales. Its site, Onthetrains.com aims to monitor to Britain's rail services and press for improvements. Members are encouraged to discuss issues with a network of people with similar concerns or requirements. The site is only a trial for use on Scotrail and Virgin Crosscountry services but should be expanded soon. www.onthetrains.com

Shokk move
Shokk is a new personal fitness site for kids. It allows kids to log their activity - from homework to hockey - and calculate how much energy they have used. Shokk emails an update each week to encourage and motivate kids to be more active. www.shokk.co.uk

Friends divided
What's gone wrong with Friends Reunited? This summer's surprise success website has come in for its fair share of flack lately. First, Pop Bitch reported that some of the posher schools were being invaded by bogus members. Then, threats of legal action emerged from disgruntled teachers sick of being slagged off on the site's memory board. Now the witty webzine Seethru.co.uk has brilliantly sent up the site with its Bullies Reunited. Of course, it's not all bad. The site is still one of the fastest growing in the UK and it's got lots of people willing to pay for its services.

www.popbitch.com
www.seethru.co.uk/zine/features/bullies_reunited
www.friendsreunited.co.uk

New & noted

· Graduate dating service: www.IvoryTowers.net
· Christmas shopping: www.2020Christmas.com
· A tribute to the victims of September 11: http://cantcryhardenough.com
· Nominate the greatest Briton: www.bbc.co.uk/greatbritons
· The TUC 's website promoting life-long learning: www.learningservices.org.uk
· A pet for your mobile: www.jippii.co.uk/pumpui
· Personalised holiday planner: www.i-escape.com
· Technics' 30th birthday: www.technics1210.com