Switching of electronic social presence between devices

Disclosed is a method for switching of electronic social presence between a first device and a second device comprising: signing in to a social presence server on the first device; determining whether the first and second devices are further than a predetermined distance apart 206; and if so, signing out from the server on the first device, signing in to server on the second device and transferring a history associated with the electronic social presence from the first device to the second device. If the devices are determined to be within a predetermined distance of each other 210, the method may comprise signing out from the server on the second device, signing in to the server on the first device and transferring a history associated with the electronic social presence from the second device to the first device. The first and second devices are preferably fixed and mobile devices respectively. The determination may use a position determination system or an accelerometer and a stored home location. File downloads may be paused or transferred between devices depending on the distance between them. The server is preferably one for instant messaging, e-mail, image and video hosting, a social network, or microblogging.