Marius is located in Romania and has studies in psychology and sociology. He mixed his passion for the web, online communication and their potential in sustaining social processes and democracy, with an academic interest towards it. Noticing that the Romanian literature and research in the area of ICT's psychological and social effects is poor, he tries to help filling the gap. In 2004, he conducted a local study on Romanian Teens Online . In 2006, he translated into Romanian Howard's "The Virtual Community.". He is host and reviewer at NewsTrust and also monitoring the web for tech trends and potential partnerships for initiatives concerning the social web.